PERLINDUNGAN HAK KEBEBASAN MENYATAKAN PENDAPAT DI INDONESIA PASCA AMANDEMEN UUD NRI 1945

Freedom of expression is a right that is owned by every citizen wherever he is, this right
is contained in Article 28 of the 1945 Constitution and Law No. 39 concerning Human Rights
which generally contains the right to freedom of opinion. This research is motivated by several
regulations on freedom of expression. such as the Constitution Number 9 of 1998, the
Constitution Number 19 of 2016 and the Criminal Code which in substance regulates the
guarantee of freedom of expression by the state to its people, but in its implementation there is
a spirit of distorting the meaning of the article which causes the community to often be harmed
through the form of articles that occur such as criminalization, pollution good name , repression
forced disbandment and cancellation of activities . This research is a normative research in the
form of literature study , the method used in this research is quantitative .
Based on this research, it can be concluded that the legal protection of the right to express
opinions has not been fully guaranteed by the government to its citizens, therefore it is
necessary to have clearer regulations regarding legal protection and make changes to articles
containing multiple interpretations