FSH News, FSH 2th Floor Theater -  The Faculty of Sharia and Law at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, in collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, organized an event titled “Socialization of the Implementation of the New Criminal Code and Its Harmonization with the Law on Information and Electronic Transactions from the Perspective of Law Enforcement in the Digital Space” on March 12, 2026. The event was held in the Theater Hall of the Faculty of Sharia and Law at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University, Jakarta, and was attended by faculty leaders, lecturers, students, and educational staff.

In his opening remarks, Afwan Faizin, representing the Dean of the Faculty of Sharia and Law, expressed appreciation and gratitude to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs for organizing the event. He hoped that this event would not merely be a one-off initiative but would serve as a starting point for strengthening cooperation between the Faculty of Sharia and Law and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs across various fields, both academic and student-related.

According to him, several study programs at the Faculty of Sharia and Law are closely related to the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs’ areas of responsibility, particularly the Islamic Criminal Law Study Program and the Legal Studies Program, which examine various aspects of law enforcement, including those related to the implementation of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law and law enforcement in the digital space.

Meanwhile, the Director of Digital Investigations at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, Irawati Tjipto Priyanti, stated that her office has become familiar with the Faculty of Sharia and Law at the State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta through various educational activities that previously involved students from that faculty.

In her presentation, she explained that the Directorate of Digital Investigation has several strategic tasks, including providing advocacy to the public facing difficulties in understanding legal provisions in the field of information and electronic transactions, as well as organizing educational activities for the public and the academic community regarding the safe, healthy, and responsible use of the digital space.

The event continued with a presentation on the implementation of the New Criminal Code and its harmonization with the Electronic Information and Transactions Law from the perspective of law enforcement in the digital space. The material was presented by Maharadien Arisandi, the Electronic Systems and Data Controller at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs, and Alfitra, a lecturer at the Faculty of Sharia and Law at the State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, who also specializes in criminal law and serves as a criminal law expert at the Digital Investigation Directorate of the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs.