Legal Notice No. 044/SOMASI/RW/VIII/2026: AWS Indonesia and Others (English Edition)
This post summarises Somasi No. 044/SOMASI/RW/VIII/2026, a formal legal notice I served on 31 August 2026 on PT Amazon Web Services Indonesia, other Amazon entities, and three named individuals. It sets out my account and my demands. The letter uses the word "alleged" for the corporate-crime and defamation claims, and so do I. It is not a court finding, and no party named here has had a chance to respond in this post.
Who received the notice
The letter was addressed to:
- Corporate parties: PT Amazon Web Services Indonesia; Amazon Web Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.; the AWS ASEAN / Asia Pacific & Japan leadership; and Amazon Web Services, Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc. (global legal department);
- Individuals: Ms. Dian Hamama (Strategic HR Business Partner, AWS Indonesia), Ms. Veny Charnita Ginting (a former colleague), and Mr. Rahmat Fabhian Aminuddin (Solutions Architect, AWS Malaysia, formerly AWS Indonesia);
- Alumni associations of the individuals' universities, as an ethical carbon copy.
Carbon copies went to the Cyber Crime Directorate of the National Police, the Bekasi and South Jakarta police service centres, the South Jakarta Manpower Sub-Agency (case e-0392/KT.03.03), several Indonesian and Malaysian ministries, KBRI Kuala Lumpur, and the Malaysian Immigration Department.
I identified myself in the letter as a former Associate Solutions Architect at AWS Indonesia and a person with a medically documented psychosocial disability (Bipolar Affective Disorder and ADHD, Eka Hospital certificate dated 13 May 2026).
What the letter says happened
1. Dismissal and an unanswered request for help (September 2023). I state that I was dismissed on 14 September 2023, about 1.5 months into my employment and before my probation ended, effective 22 September 2023, in Singapore, without signing any termination document or completing documented bipartite negotiation. That dispute is registered with the South Jakarta Manpower Sub-Agency (summons dated 11 June 2026) and remains unresolved. On 27 September 2023, when a thread about me had gone viral (about 2.6 million views), I emailed AWS Indonesia's HR asking for help. I state that the email was ignored.
2. Online attacks by accounts using the "Amazon" name (from October 2023). I describe forum accounts using names such as "Amazon AWSome", "Amazon Bedrock" and "Amazon WhySoSerious" that posted degrading and intimidating statements about me, and I argue that the corporate branding made the attacks look endorsed by the corporate environment. I have not established who operates those accounts, and the letter says other holders would have to be identified through electronic data by investigators. One individual, Mr. Rahmat Fabhian Aminuddin, I reported to the police (LP/B/2914/VII/2026/SPKT/South Jakarta Metro Police, 23 July 2026) over a post dated 17 March 2026.
3. A candid admission. In the letter I acknowledge that in a manic phase in 2023 I used an offensive word ("autistic") that I regret; the post was deleted, and I believe the complaint period has lapsed. I state that it was later reposted by another account to humiliate me.
4. A counsel's response letter. On 14 July 2026, counsel for AWS Indonesia sent Response Letter No. 00237/3513.120/VII/2026, which in points 11–13 warns of criminal sanctions and asks me to withdraw all claims before any institution within 14 days. I read this as obstructing my right, as a worker and a person with a disability, to use official forums. That is my reading; AWS Indonesia may see it differently.
5. Harm I describe. A relapse of bipolar disorder, PTSD-like symptoms, about 1.5 years of social isolation, lost work and income, and treatment and legal costs.
Legal basis I relied on
The letter, written without a lawyer, relies on Arts. 433 and 434 of the new Criminal Code with the Art. 441(1) technology aggravation, Art. 448, Art. 29 jo. Art. 45B of the ITE Law, corporate criminal liability under Arts. 45–50 and 121, and Civil Code Arts. 1365, 1366, 1367(3), 1372 and 1373. Each element is analysed in a table, together with the required state of mind. For Mr. Aminuddin, it also cites Malaysian law (Section 233 of Act 588 and Sections 500, 506 and 507 of the Penal Code).
What I demanded
By Thursday, 3 September 2026, 17:00 WIB (items 1–5):
- Remove content that attacks me, within each party's control, and stop further publication;
- AWS Indonesia to issue a written position statement: that it does not condone harmful conduct by its management or employees; formal withdrawal of point 12 of its 14 July letter; and confirmation of no retaliatory legal action for my use of lawful processes;
- Written apologies, from AWS Indonesia and from the three individuals personally;
- Written clarifications from the three individuals of their roles and statements;
- A responsible officer and a formal channel, with escalation to AWS regional and global levels.
The financial demand (item 6) is IDR 3,000,000,000 in non-material compensation (four times the IDR 750,000,000 maximum fine under Art. 45B jo. Art. 29), plus IDR 2,000,000,000 as AWS Indonesia's corporate responsibility at the highest corporate fine category. These are minimums and do not replace my employment rights in the manpower case.
I also made individual demands, including a minimum of IDR 1,600,000,000 from Mr. Aminuddin (six times the maximum Art. 434 jo. 441 fine, two times for each of three incidents) and written clarification and apology from Ms. Hamama and Ms. Ginting.
What I said would follow
If the demands are not met, I stated I would file two separate criminal reports (2023, and 2024–2026), a corporate criminal liability report against AWS Indonesia, a civil suit joining AWS Indonesia as co-defendant, escalated complaints within Amazon and to alumni associations, and publish the notice with its evidence. As to Mr. Aminuddin, I stated I would also complain in Malaysia to the MCMC and the Royal Malaysia Police and ask the Malaysian Immigration Department to review his Employment Pass. I offered an amicable settlement within the three-day period.
Annex images
The annex lists 17 exhibits: screenshots of forum posts, a police report receipt, my email to AWS HR, public LinkedIn profiles, the manpower summons, my complaint proof of receipt, a medical certificate, pages of the 14 July response letter and termination letter, and a messaging conversation. The images below follow the annex order; two annex entries share one image.
Limits of this record
- This is my account and my legal reading; no court or authority has made a finding.
- The identity of the "Amazon"-named accounts is not established, and the letter says so.
- The compensation figures are demands, not assessed losses.
- I am not a lawyer, and this post is not legal advice.
Right of reply and correction
PT Amazon Web Services Indonesia, Ms. Dian Hamama, Ms. Veny Charnita Ginting and Mr. Rahmat Fabhian Aminuddin are each 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.
This letter also exists in a bilingual English and Malay edition: Legal Notice No. 044 (English + Bahasa Melayu).
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Rahmat Wibowo, Founder & CEO, InfraLoka — infraloka.co.id