Quick Count: Hak atas Informasi atau Pembohongan Publik?

Abstract

Right upon information is one of fundamental rights sticking inside everybody. This right is guaranteed in the Indonesian constitution. Even if it has been guaranteed constitutionally, often this right still causes suits by someone or a group of people perceiving lost or threatened by their self interests, especially the political interests. These threatening sides also have rationale reasons, because of the role of the information disseminator assessed dishonest, not objective, or taken somebody’s side or “group of interests” in disseminating public information. Even though Mahkamah Konstitusi wins the request of the requester in “quick count” or survey organization, which is used as an information disseminator, still, people prosecute so that the role they play will not lose the foundation of normal accountability.