Catching Defamers Using Catchall Articles in ITE Law

Various cases of hacking and freedom of expression violations are rampant during Jokowi’s presidency. Victims range from public figures to ordinary people.

Praga Utama

July 29, 2024

ABOUT a week before the vice-presidential debate, Mahfud Md.’s Instagram account suddenly posted a 12-second video. The video showed a group of people in Israeli military uniforms playing volleyball. Mahfud was running for office with Ganjar Pranowo against the pairs of Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar and Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Mahfud stated that the hacking incident occurred while he was busy campaigning. At that time,

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