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Comprehensive law needed to regulate wiretapping: minister
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Wiretapping is an important instrument in the fight against corruption. (thejakartapost.com/Wienda Parwitasari)
T
he authority for law enforcement institutions to intercept telephone conversations through wiretapping should be regulated by a comprehensive law on the issue, a minister has said.
Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara said on Tuesday that there was no comprehensive regulation on wiretapping. Instead, the issue was dealt with in a number of laws such as laws on electronic information and transactions, telecommunications, narcotics and the Corruption Eradication Commission.
The authority to wiretap is also stipulated in a ministerial decree on the interception of information.
Given the disjointed nature of the authority, the government and the House of Representatives need to prepare a draft law to comprehensively regulate wiretapping, the minister said
The preparation must include academic studies, a draft bill by the government and its submission to the House’s legislation program (Prolegnas), he added.
Meanwhile, former communications and information minister Tifatul Sembiring, who is now a member of House Commission III overseeing legal affairs, said the ministerial decree on the interception of information could be upgraded into draft bill with further deliberation by legislators.
Under the ministerial decree, a lawful interception can be organized during the pre-investigative process, during the investigation, during the prosecution process and even during the trial of a criminal case, said Tifatul during a hearing with Commission III and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) on Monday. (bbn)
