The ruling hearing for the decree in Case No. 163/PUU-XXIV/2026 on the material judicial review of Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions, Monday (5/25/2026). Photo by MKRI/Bayu.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The petition for the material judicial review of Article 27A and Article 45 paragraph (4) of Law No. 1 of 2024 on the Second Amendment to Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE Law) was declared dropped. The ruling hearing for Decision No. 163/PUU-XXIV/2026 took place on Monday, May 25, 2026 in the Constitutional Court’s plenary courtroom.

Chief Justice Suhartoyo said the Petitioners had notified the Court through the WhatsApp messaging application that they were unable to attend but did not provide any reason for their absence. “The justice deliberation meeting on May 20, 2026 concluded that the Petitioners’ absence from the preliminary hearing without a valid and proper reason indicated that they were not serious in filing the a quo petition. Therefore, the Petitioners’ petition must be declared dropped, and for the a quo petition the Court issues a decree,” Suhartoyo said, reading out the Court’s decree.

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Five Students Absent at Preliminary Hearing of EIT Law

For information, five students who filed the material judicial review of Article 27A and Article 45 paragraph (4) of the ITE Law did not attend the preliminary hearing for Petition No. 163/PUU-XXIV/2026 on Monday, May 18, 2026. The five students are Nova Ayu Br. Simanjuntak, Diva Maharani, Dewiantoro Trilas Pilda Faulisa, Marsha Widya Asmoro, and Malik Fahad.

In their petition, the Petitioners challenged Article 27A and Article 45 paragraph (4) of the ITE Law because they believed the norms created room for broad, inconsistent, and multiple interpretations, potentially leading to differences in law enforcement in similar cases. The Petitioners argued that the challenged norms did not provide legal certainty on the limits of conduct permitted and prohibited by law, particularly in expressing opinions through electronic media. Such a condition, they argued, opened the possibility of inconsistent and potentially discriminatory law enforcement. (*)

Author: Ilham W. M.
Editor: Lulu Anjarsari P.
PR: Raisa Ayuditha M.
Translator: Siti Rosmalina Nurhayati

The full decision can be accessed at the following link: Decision No. 163/PUU-XXIV/2026.

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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