Legal Notice No. 028/SOMASI/RW/VIII/2026: Galih Indra Firmansyah (English Translation of the Indonesian Letter)
This post summarises Somasi No. 028/SOMASI/RW/VIII/2026, a formal legal notice I sent in Indonesian on 30 August 2026 to Mr. Galih Indra Firmansyah, holder of the X account @gif_tech, over posts from December 2023 and April 2026 that I believe accused me, as fact, of leaking internal company data. This English edition summarises and translates it. It is a demand letter, not a police report, court filing or finding. He has not responded here, and I do not assert that he is guilty of any offence.
Who the letter went to
The letter was addressed to Mr. Firmansyah personally, with copies to PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA), where his public LinkedIn profile lists him as an IT Specialist (Mobile Platform Engineer) since September 2023, and to the Keluarga Alumni Gadjah Mada (KAGAMA), because the same profile lists a bachelor of applied computing degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada (2019–2023). I verified the account through that public profile, whose photo matches the @gif_tech account. I state that I only found and opened the content on 30 August 2026 and sent the notice promptly.
What the letter complains about
1. The post of 4 December 2023 (12:10 WIB). With 271 likes, 76 reposts and 31,300 views, it read, in my English rendering of the Indonesian original: "Success starts your career. One of the speakers was fired by AWS only two months ago for leaking internal data, then sulked and raged until he exposed a confidential employment contract on YouTube. Truly a very successful start to a career."
In my reading, this states as fact that I leaked internal company data and exposed a confidential employment contract, which are specific, verifiable and, in the case of data leakage, criminal-sounding accusations, in a sarcastic tone aimed at the end of my job at AWS.
2. Replies on the same thread (4 December 2023). He wrote, in my rendering: "Stop, don't pile on so much, damn, I'll get doxxed." Later he wrote that it was impressive that "after all he did, he still got a new job," suggesting either that recruiters do not use Twitter or that an employer tolerates my "attitude." When another user said everyone makes mistakes and can improve, he replied that he did not mind the dismissal itself, only what I did afterwards: "denial, narcissistic, etc." In my reading, his "I'll get doxxed" remark shows he understood the potential consequences and did not delete the post, and "denial, narcissistic" is a personal insult.
3. A quote-repost on 14 April 2026 (10:38 WIB). More than two years after the original post, he quote-posted the December 2023 post with the comment "Why don't I qualify, damn." In my reading, this republished the same accusations to a new audience and shows the conduct continued from 2023 to 2026.
Harm I described
Serious damage to my professional reputation through a specific accusation of leaking internal data and a confidential contract; personal insult through "denial" and "narcissistic"; extension of the harm to 2026 through the quote-repost; and real, continuing psychological harm over more than two years.
Legal basis I relied on
I wrote the letter myself, without a lawyer. It notes that from 2 January 2026 the new Criminal Code (Law No. 1 of 2023) governs electronic defamation, with the 2024 ITE Law kept as a normative reference. It cites Art. 433 (written defamation), Art. 434 (slander) and Art. 441(1) (one-third aggravation for information technology), with an element-by-element analysis and a state-of-mind analysis, and Civil Code Arts. 1365, 1366 and 1372 for an unlawful-act claim.
What I demanded
By Wednesday, 2 September 2026, 17:00 WIB, I asked him to:
- Delete the 4 December 2023 post and its replies, and the 14 April 2026 quote-repost;
- Publish a public apology on @gif_tech acknowledging that the accusations of leaking internal data, exposing a confidential contract and being "denial, narcissistic" were baseless, mistaken and improper;
- Stop further statements that could harm my name, both personally and in his capacity as a BCA employee;
- Pay IDR 533,333,334 in immaterial damages, twice the maximum Art. 434 jo. Art. 441 fine (IDR 200,000,000 plus one-third, doubled).
I said I was open to a written settlement discussion within the deadline. If he did not comply, I stated I would file two separate criminal reports (Art. 433 jo. 441 and Art. 434 jo. 441), a civil suit for an unlawful act, written notice to BCA and KAGAMA (because the accusation concerns data leakage, which is sensitive for a financial institution), and publish the notice with its evidence.
Limits of this record
- This is my account and my legal reading; no court or authority has made a finding.
- Quotations are my English renderings of Indonesian originals captured in screenshots.
- I identified the account holder from a public profile only.
- The damages figure is a demand, not an assessed loss.
- I am not a lawyer, and this post is not legal advice.
Right of reply and correction
Mr. Galih Indra Firmansyah is invited to respond, correct, or add context. A substantive reply may be published alongside this article, edited only for privacy, safety and relevance. If reliable evidence shows any statement here is wrong, I will correct it and note the change.
See also the earlier summary, Rahmat Wibowo vs. Galih Indra Firmansyah.
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Rahmat Wibowo, Founder & CEO, InfraLoka — infraloka.co.id