Jozeph Paul Zhang Can Still Be Brushed By Kominfo Even Though He Is In Germany

Ministry of Communication and Information Spokesperson Dedy Permadi (doc. Kominfo)

JAKARTA - The content of hate speech belonging to Jozeph Paul Zhang alias Shindy Paul Soerjomoelyono has been blocked by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kemkominfo). Given that the content he creates not only contains hate speech, but also destroys the unity of the nation in the digital space.

"Hate speech or blasphemy by Paul Zhang is intolerable and unacceptable, especially by the Ministry of Communication and Information," Ministry of Communication and Information spokesman Dedy Permadi said in a virtual press conference, Tuesday, April 20.

"Because the Ministry of Communication and Information always has an opinion and has a certainty to judge that this is something that destroys national unity by bringing the issue of SARA in the digital space, as in the physical space," he continued.

Regarding information from the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights that Jozeph Paul Zhang has been outside Indonesia since 2018. Dedy emphasized that the ITE Law applies an extraterritorial principle.

"So this law applies to every person who commits a legal act, whether within the jurisdiction of Indonesia or outside the jurisdiction of Indonesia; which has legal consequences in the jurisdiction of Indonesia and / or outside the jurisdiction of Indonesia; and is detrimental to the interests of Indonesia. , "he explained.

So far, 20 content belonging to Paul Zhang has been blocked by the Ministry of Communication and Information. One of them is a video entitled 'Puasa Lalim Islam' which is viral.

As is known, the blocking of content belonging to Jozeph Paul Zhang was for violating Article 28 paragraph 2 jo and Article 45A of the Information and Electronic Transactions Law (ITE Law).

In addition to the ITE Law, Kominfo also refers to Government Regulation Number 71 of 2019 concerning Electronic System and Transaction Operators in Article 5 regarding content content that violates the rules and Article 96 regarding clarification and definitions that violate regulations.

"This also refers to the Ministry of Communication and Information Regulation Number 5 of 2020, specifically Article 13 regarding the obligation to terminate access to prohibited electronic information and documents, and Article 15 regarding the provisions of time and procedures for terminating access that is prohibited," he concluded.