ITE Law Revisions Deemed Urgent
The National Police chief has ordered his subordinates to formulate guidelines on case settlements pertaining to Law No. 19/2016 on Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE).
Screenshot shows President Joko Widodo inaugurating Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo as National Police Chief.
The National Police chief has ordered his subordinates to formulate guidelines on case settlements pertaining to Law No. 19/2016 on Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE). However, the law still needs to be revised as a number of its articles threaten freedom of expression.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS— The National Police will scrutinize cases related to Law No. 19/2016 on Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) in the past six years as a basis for evaluating the law. Police headquarters at the regional level have been ordered to form guidelines on solving cases related to the law in order to minimize multiple interpretations of the law during its enforcement.