Indonesia: Lawsuit regarding constitutionality of Articles 65(2) and 67(2) of Personal Data Protection Law on legal certainty grounds (Case No. 135/PUU-XXIII/2025)

Progress

Current status
in force
19 Jan 2026 in force
31 Jul 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Indonesia
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Jan 2026
in force

Constitutional Court ruled to uphold existing legal framework without requested modifications in case on alleged threats to freedom of expression under Article 65(2) and 67(2) of Personal Data Protection Law

On 19 January 2026, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia rejected petition No. 135/PUU-XXIII/2025 regarding the material judicial review of Articles 65 and 67 of Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection (PDP Law). The legal ch…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court
31 Jul 2025
under deliberation

Lawsuit regarding constitutionality of Articles 65(2) and 67(2) of Personal Data Protection Law on legal certainty grounds was filed with Constitutional Court

On 31 July 2025, petition No. 135/PUU-XXIII/2025, which challenges the constitutionality of Articles 65 and 67 of Law No. 27 of 2022 on Personal Data Protection (PDP Law), was filed with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia. The leg…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body supreme court