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Indonesia contemplates on revising controversial Internet law 25th February 2021 Illustration President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) hinted at a likely revision to the country’s Internet law -- Law No 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) -- especially to correct articles open to multiple interpretations. “If its implementation leads to injustice, the law needs to be revised,” Jokowi had tweeted on Feb 15, 2021. The ITE law essentially regulates the exchange of information and other electronic transactions. It enunciates what is banned on the internet. Howev...

Publishing date: Feb 23, 2021  •  February 23, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Article content JAKARTA — Indonesia’s police chief has called on officers to use greater discretion when enforcing the country’s internet law, following government signals the legislation, which has ensnared journalists, academics and opposition figures, will be reviewed. The 2008 electronic information and transactions (ITE) law, which regulates online activity including defamation and hate speech, has long drawn criticism for its broad interpretation. We apologize, but this video has failed to load...

By a special Asia Pacific Report correspondent in Jakarta It was September 2019, and exiled Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman was enjoying her final days in Australia. Her studies at the Australian National University in Canberra were almost over and all that was left was to wait for graduation day. One afternoon, Koman’s mobile phone rang. There was an SMS message from a friend in Indonesia. Her colleague informed her that the police had declared Koman a suspect. Since August 17, 2019, the Papua issue had been heating up. Racist actions by rogue security personnel against Papua...

Indonesian govt moves to revise controversial cyberlaw Teams set up to look at catch-all articles that many say are being used to target govt critics Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD says his ministry has formed two teams to amend a controversial law that critics say has catch-all articles aimed at stifling dissent. (Photo: Screenshot of Mahfud MD’s video message) The Indonesian government has formed two teams to look at revising a controversial law regulating electronic information and transactions that rights and Catholic groups claim is oppressi...

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): President Joko Jokowi' Widodo has instructed the National Police to devise a guideline for the law enforcement body in handling online defamation cases amid rising concerns that the nation’s cyberlaw has been repeatedly abused to silence government critics. The draconian Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law and its vague provisions on what constitutes defamation on the web have long been criticised by activists for curbing freedom of speech and expression in the country. Addressing an annual joint meeting of the police and the military on Monday,...