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Machine Translated by Google residing at Citra Graha Blok P.7 No. 39, Teak Sampurna, Bekasi City; 2. REVOLUTION RIZA ZULVERDI, Indonesian citizen, Private Employee/Secretary General of the Alliance Independent Journalist (AJI), based in Jalan Melati Buana III Block CA/73 Taman Melati RT 008 RW 008, Duren Mekar Village, Bojongsari District, Depok City; Hereinafter referred to as ………… Plaintiff I; 2. DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION SOUTHEAST ASIA (SAFEnet), Association Legal Entity, domiciled in Denpasar, was formed on June 20, 2013 as stated in Deed of Establishment No. 04 dated 11 January 2019, created in before Notary I Gusti Agung Bagus Mahapradnyana, SH, M.Kn., about the Defense Association Establishment Act Southeast Asia's Freedom of Expression domiciled in Denpasar City Administration, at Jalan Gita Sura III No. 55, Peguyangan Kaja, Denpasar Bali which was later ratified by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights Number: AHU-0000401.AH.01.07 Year 2019 about Validation Establishment of the Legal Entity of the Freedom Defenders' Association Expressing Southeast Asia on January 19, 2019. Based on the provisions of Article 21 of the Articles of Association, in the event that this is represented by: 1. DAMAR JUNIARTO, Indonesian citizen, occupation Private Employee/Chairman of the Freedom Defender Expressing Southeast Asia (SAFEnet), where you live at Jalan Pancoran Barat VIII/5, RT 009, RW 003, Pancoran District, South Jakarta; Page 2 of 280 pages of Decision No.230/ G/ TF/ 2019/ PTUN-JKT

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Alliance of Independent Journalists v. Minister of Communication

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Indonesia

Country Location

Latitude: -0.789275

Longitude: 113.921327

Country Location (Lié Case Law): Indonesia

Decision Date: 3 juin 2020

Case Status: Affaire Résolue

Case Outcome (Procedural)

Admissible

Case Outcome (Disposition)

Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional

Keywords

False News
Internet Shutdown

Judicial Body: First Instance Court

Court Name: Jakarta State Administrative Court

Case Number: 230/G/TF/2019/PTUN-JKT

Case Summary: On June 3, 2020, the Jakarta State Administrative Court held that the actions taken by the government of shutting down the internet network in West Papua and Papua province were unlawful and ordered the government to pay to the Plaintiffs the amount Rp. 457,000 (Four Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand rupiah) or $30.59 USD approx. The plaintiffs which included organizations advocating for press freedom, digital rights, the right to information and the welfare of the journalists sued the Minister of Communications and Informatics and the President of the Republic of Indonesia for throttling access to the internet in some areas of West Papua province and Papua province on August 19, 2019. The defendants invoked the spread of hoaxes, transmission of false news, racist speech and incitement as the reasons for throttling access to the internet. While recognizing the right to access internet as a fundamental right under the ambit of freedom of expression, the court observed that the restrictions on the freedom of expression must fulfill three conditions: first, restrictions must fulfill one of the following objectives: right to reputation, morality, religious values, security, decency, public order, or public health; second; restrictions must be prescribed by law; third, restrictions must be proportional. The court agreed that the internet was shut down under “security and public order considerations” however the governmental action was not prescribed by law and therefore did not satisfy the second criterion, as the government’s power did not extend to the termination of access to internet network at large but could be used only to terminate access to electronic information/documents that had unlawful content.

Case Significance: By holding that governmental action of shutting down the internet in the whole of West Papua and Papua province violated the right to access the internet, through which other human rights are realized, the Court expanded the freedom of expression. The court also remarked that “freedom of expression and information, including freedom of the press by using any means deemed appropriate to express opinions and information so as to reach as many people as possible, is a fundamental human right which is the basis of other rights and freedoms in a democratic society because it enables people to actualize all their rights and potential for self-development, convey and reveal the truth, and actively participate in the administration of government in order to realize transparent, accountable, responsive, effective and efficient governance (good governance)”. The court also opined that in the case of internet abuse through unlawful content distribution, an appropriate and proportional action would be if the restriction on the right to access the internet is only aimed at the perpetrators […] because if it is carried out in its entirety through the shut down of the internet network, it will have a greater negative impact in the form of derogating other human rights that find a positive realization through the internet.

The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction.

Source URL: Global Freedom of Expression

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Date Updated: 10 juil. 2024

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