Legal Notice No. 072/SOMASI/RW/IX/2026: Rafiq Al Hafizh Adha (English Edition)

This post summarises Somasi No. 072/SOMASI/RW/IX/2026, a formal legal notice I sent in Indonesian on 25 September 2026 in South Jakarta to Mr. Rafiq Al Hafizh Adha. 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.

What the letter is about

I had only conveyed a complaint to the police about an event I experienced. No police report was ever issued, and I never filed any false written complaint. Passing information to law enforcement is a right of every citizen, not a crime.

On 25 September 2026 I documented a public Threads reply from the account @rafiq.rich07, posted about 44 minutes before my screenshot, in reply to a post of mine. In my English rendering, it read: "Listen, bro, if you don't get it, better keep quiet, don't let me 'skin' you [jangan sampai gua kulitin]. If it's reported, you can be prosecuted. Want to yap, there are limits. This is truly not proven, lol."

I read five separate things in it:

1. An order to stop speaking, paired with a threat ("jangan sampai gua kulitin");
2. A statement that I could be prosecuted for conveying a complaint to the authorities;
3. A belittling remark that I was "yapping";
4. An assertion that I did not understand;
5. A factual claim that what I said was "not proven," accompanied by laughter.

A second reply, on a different thread about three hours earlier, said in my rendering: "I'm being spammed, damn, probably jealous." In my reading, it shows the author knew of the dispute and attributed spam and jealousy to me without any basis.

How I identified him

Based on my own identification, the account belongs to Rafiq Al Hafizh Adha, whose public LinkedIn profile shows a similar profile photo. It lists him as a Full Stack Engineer at CV Midia Tekindo (Midiatek) since June 2026 and a freelance Search Engine Optimization Manager at Asia Safety Protection in Bali, with a degree from Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi (UNPAB), based in Indonesia.

I have no access to account registration data. The letter says plainly that his identity as the account owner will be tested by investigators and by data requests to the platform, and it gives him the right to deny it in writing with evidence before the deadline.

Legal basis I relied on

I wrote the letter myself, without a lawyer. It quotes the statutory text in full and applies an element-by-element table and a state-of-mind analysis:

• Threat: Art. 448(1)(a) of the new Criminal Code (coercion by threat of violence, read with the Art. 157 definition of a threat), and Arts. 29 and 45B of the Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law, which carry up to four years' imprisonment and/or a fine of IDR 750,000,000.
• Defamation: Art. 433(2) (written defamation), Art. 434(1) (slander) and Art. 441(1) (one-third aggravation for information technology), with Art. 436 (minor insult) as an alternative. These are complaint offences (Art. 440).
• Civil: Civil Code Arts. 1365 and 1372–1373 (unlawful act, insult, declaration of slander).

I also set out the defence I consider strongest: that "kulitin" is slang for exposing someone argumentatively, not a physical threat. I acknowledged in the letter that the threat provisions depend most on how investigators and judges interpret that word, and that the "directly to the victim" element of Art. 29 will be tested because the post was public. Even on the most generous reading, I argued, the statement remains a threat of humiliation meant to silence me, and therefore at least a minor insult and a civil wrong.

What I demanded

By Monday, 28 September 2026, 09:00 WIB, I asked him to:

1. Delete both posts and all copies or screenshots he circulated;
2. Publish a public apology on his Threads account for at least 30 days, withdrawing the statements "jangan sampai gua kulitin," "lu bisa dituntut" and "tidak terbukti," acknowledging that no police report and no false complaint exists, and expressing regret;
3. Stop all threats, intimidation, or statements attacking my honour and good name;
4. Pay IDR 533,333,334 (twice the Art. 434 maximum fine of IDR 200,000,000 plus one-third, i.e. IDR 266,666,667);
5. Provide written evidence for his statements that what I said was "not proven" and that I "could be prosecuted," or a written denial if he says the account is not his.

What I said would follow

After the deadline I stated I would file a criminal complaint with the Indonesian National Police under the provisions above, file a civil suit for an unlawful act seeking IDR 1,500,000,000 (twice the Art. 45B ITE maximum fine of IDR 750,000,000) plus restoration of reputation and legal costs, and report the content to Threads/Meta and the communications ministry for takedown and data preservation.

The letter also describes later-stage measures, including a wanted-person listing if a suspect fails to attend and, only if he is ever outside Indonesia, the extradition route. It states that extradition is currently not needed because his public profile places him in Indonesia. I read these as a description of the legal path, not a prediction, and no outcome can be promised.

Limits of this record

• This is my account and my legal reading; no court or authority has made a finding.
• I identified the account holder from a public professional profile and a visual comparison of profile photos only, and he may deny it.
• Quotations are my English renderings of informal Indonesian originals captured in screenshots.
• "Kulitin" may be read as figurative slang, and the letter itself flags this as the weakest point of the threat claim.
• 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. Rafiq Al Hafizh Adha 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.

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Rahmat Wibowo, Founder & CEO, InfraLoka — infraloka.co.id