CSIS RKUHP And Its Impact On Democracy: Articles Of Ethics Cannot Be Punished Immediately

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JAKARTA - Researcher from the Indonesian Department of Political and Social Change Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) trawling of the Draft Criminal Code has provided provisions for securing democracy. "The origin of the insult to the President has been budgeted with provisions that are not and cannot be legally processed immediately," said traversional when delivering a presentation in CSIS Media Briefing entitled "The Impact of the RKUHP's Plan on Civil Freedom" on the CSIS Indonesia YouTube channel, monitored from Jakarta, Thursday, July 7. One of the articles seen as securing democracy is Article 218 paragraph (2) of the RKUHP which states "is not an attack of honor or dignity if an act is carried out for the public interest or self-defense". Furthermore, warehing also views Article 220 paragraph (2) of the RKUHP as a condition that secures democracy. Article 220 paragraph (2) of the RKUHP states that "dvocacy as can be carried out in writing by the President or Vice President". "The president must report to himself that it is a fence or security network to secure freedom of expression," saidputy. However, he continued, the problem is how these norms are applied in law enforcement.

The problem lies in the application of the norms later, not in the constitutionality of a norm. This is our homework," he said. According to him, it is important to pay attention to the abolition of legal demands if the attack on the dignity of the president or vice president is carried out because of the general interest and self-defense. The interpretation of these norms must really be the public's attention and law enforcement officials. How is the criticism that was built was not criticism in the sense of attacks, but really constructive criticism. This requires interpretation," he said. In addition, it is also necessary to harmonize the range of law enforcement understanding so that it can distinguish criticism from insults.