TNI Plan To Report Ferry Irwandi, Democrat: If There Are No Indications, Don't Make It Up!

Screenshot - CEO of Malacca Project, Ferry Irwandi. BETWEEN A-HO-Instagram @irwandiferry

The Secretary General of the Democratic Party, Herman Khaeron, responded to the TNI's plan to report the CEO of the Malacca Project, Ferry Irwandi after finding an alleged criminal act related to the military emergency issues that emerged in the demonstration some time ago.

Herman assessed that the authorities should not report or create cases if there are no indications of a violation of the law. However, if there are indications, he admits that he supports law enforcement to be carried out.

"If there are no indications, don't make it up. But if there are indications, please enforce the law at this time," said Herman at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, September 10.

Herman, who is also a member of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, then handed over the alleged criminal case to law enforcers. He said, if there are indications of a violation, they must get the appropriate punishment.

"There are law enforcement officers, let law enforcement officers do it. For us, of course, everything is left to law enforcement officials," he said.

Previously, as many as four generals of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) consulted the law with the Directorate of Cyber Investigation of the Metro Jaya Police on Monday, September 8. They are Dansatsiber TNI Brigadier General Juinta Omboh Sembiring, Danpuspom Major General TNI Yusri Nuryanto, Kapuspen TNI Brigadier General (Mar) Freddy Ardianzah, and Kababinkum TNI Admiral Farid Ma'ruf.

The consultation was carried out after the claim of findings of alleged criminal acts by Malacca Project CEO Ferry Irwandi.

"Our constitution is related to our finding the results of cyber patrols, we found several facts of alleged criminal acts committed by Ferry Irwandi," Juinta told reporters, Monday, September 8.

Meanwhile, Deputy Director of Cyber Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya AKBP Fian Yunus revealed that the consultation of the four generals was related to the plan to report a case of alleged defamation by Ferry Irwandi against the institution.

"He wants to report related to ... Yes (Ferry Irwandi)," said Fian when met at the Metro Jaya Police Promoter Building, Tuesday, September 9.

However, Fian said, the TNI Cyber Unit could not report Ferry Irwandi in the defamation case. This was stated in the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (UU ITE), after the Constitutional Court Decision (MK) Number 105/PUU-XXII/2024. Where it states that the phrase "other people" in Article 27A of the ITE Law must be limited only to individual individuals who feel disadvantaged, and do not cover government institutions, corporations, professions, or positions.

"According to the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi), institutions cannot report, it must be personal if it is defamation," said Fian.