Some are considered lacking in a sense of justice.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV– President Jokowi knows that many citizens report each other to the police based on the Electronic Information and Transactions Act (UU ITE).

“Recently, I have seen more and more citizens reporting to each other. There is a legal process that is deemed not to meet a sense of justice,” he said while delivering a speech at the TNI-Polri Leadership Meeting at the State Palace. , as in the YouTube video of the Presidential Secretariat, Monday (2/15/2021).

However, reporters also have a legal basis. “This is a nuisance here, including the ITE Act,” Jokowi explained.

However, according to Jokowi, the ITE Law was created to protect Indonesia’s digital space so that it is clean, healthy, ethical, and can be used productively. However, in practice it still leaves problems and creates a sense of injustice.

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“That is why I ask the Chief of Police to be more selective when responding to and accepting complaints of violations of the ITE Law. Be careful, articles that can give rise to multiple interpretations must be translated with care, with great caution ”, he added.

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