Legal Literacy - This article discusses ITE Criminal sanctions after collecting debts via Facebook. Is it true that people who collect debts via Facebook can be subject to the ITE Law? Let's look at the explanation in the following article!

Written by: Rifqi Akbar Darmawan (Alumni of the Faculty of Law, Padjadjaran University)

Collecting a Debt of 25 Million is Subject to ITE Criminal Law

Dian Patria Arum Sari, a fried food seller in Malang Regency, East Java, had the unfortunate fate of being threatened with criminal charges after collecting a debt through comments on a Facebook account. Dian's disaster began when she lent Rp25 million to someone with the initials WD to start a chicken farm business. WD gave Dian a car as collateral for the debt he borrowed, even though the car was not his property, but belonged to a man named Bayu Pambirat Angkoro.

Knowing that his car was used as debt collateral, Bayu took back the car which had been taken by WD for 3 months and had been used as debt collateral to Dian. Not accepting this, Dian collected WD's debt to Dian but included several negative comments and accused him of being a "fraudster" on the upload of Disa Indah's account, Bayu's wife, the car owner. Bayu then reported Dian to the Pasuruan Police for hate speech in accordance with Article 45 paragraph (3) jo. Article 27 paragraph (2) Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE Law).