Constitutional Court Declares Roy Suryo et al.'s Petition Lacks Clarity
Jakarta — The Constitutional Court (MK) has declared that the petition filed by Roy Suryo, Rismon Hasiholan, and Tifa is unclear or obscure (obscuur).
This was announced by Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo during the reading of Decision Number 50/PUU-XXIV/2026 held in the MK’s Plenary Hearing Room in Jakarta on Monday, 16 March 2026.
“There is no doubt for the court to declare the aforementioned petitions to be unclear, obscure, or obscuur,” said Suhartoyo during the session.
On this basis, the MK declared that Roy Suryo et al.’s petition is inadmissible.
The provisions in question include Article 310 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, Article 311 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, Article 433 paragraph (1) of Law 1/2023, Article 434 paragraph (1) of the Information Technology Law, Article 27A of the Information Technology Law, Article 28 paragraph (2) of the Information Technology Law, Article 32 paragraphs (1) and (2) of the Information Technology Law, and Article 35 of the Information Technology Law.
Roy Suryo et al.’s legal counsel, Refly Harun, stated that Roy Suryo et al. are researchers investigating the credentials of Indonesia’s seventh president, Joko Widodo. However, subsequently, the Metro Jaya Regional Police designated Roy Suryo et al. as suspects in a case alleging forged credentials belonging to Jokowi.
“We view this as a constitutional violation. This constitutional violation is what we brought here for judicial review, so that these provisions in general do not extend to research activities, expressing opinions, and so forth,” said Refly.
The petitioners sought to have the MK impose limitations on these provisions to prevent their application to public matters. “Generally, we are not asking for this provision to be annulled, but for it to be limited so that it cannot extend to public affairs. This would also apply to former officials, insofar as the matter in question concerns public affairs,” Refly stated.