Expert gives evidence against KPU hacker<\/p>\n
Urip Hudiono, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
An expert witness testified on Tuesday that accused hacker Dani
\nFirmansyah violated stipulations in the Law on Telecommunications
\nwhen he allegedly gained illegal access to the website of the
\nGeneral Elections Commission (KPU).<\/p>\n
Legal expert Edmon Makarim from the University of Indonesia's
\nResearch Institute for Law and Technology told the Central
\nJakarta District Court that Dani gained "unauthorized access" to
\nthe KPU's IT system, and "caused a disturbance that caused the
\nsystem to fail to function properly".<\/p>\n
Dani is charged under Article 22 of the telecommunications law
\nfor illegally accessing a telecommunications network and\/or
\nservice, and Article 38 of the same law for causing a physical or
\nelectromagnetic disturbance to a telecommunications service.<\/p>\n
The articles carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison
\nand\/or a fine of Rp 600 million.<\/p>\n
In earlier hearings, the judges, prosecutors and Dani's
\nlawyers argued over whether the KPU's IT system was a
\ntelecommunications network and whether the defendant's actions
\nhad physically disrupted the system.<\/p>\n
Edmon said the KPU's IT system -- including its website --
\ncould be considered a telecommunications network because it was
\nused to connect two parties and exchange information between
\nthem.<\/p>\n
Edmon also said a physical disturbance did not have to involve
\nonly a system's hardware, but could included "the integrity of
\nthe website's information".<\/p>\n
"Disrupting this information remotely using computers could
\nfurther be considered as an electromagnetic disturbance, because
\ncomputers essentially work by the principles of
\nelectromagnetism," he said.<\/p>\n
Presiding judge Hamdi adjourned the trial until Oct. 19, at
\nwhich time the court will hear testimony from more witnesses.<\/p>",
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