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PremiumVIVAnews – Indonesia's consumer Agencies Foundation (YLKI) judge handling the cases police iPad sales by Dian and Randy to the realm of the law is right. This could be a warning to people who want to trade.
The reason, both men were selling the iPad without Indonesia-language manual. So, have breached article 8 paragraph 1 J Act No. 8 of 1999 on the protection of consumers.
"Yes, it's been right. This is a warning to traders, "said the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Daily Sudaryatmo time talking with YLKI VIVAnews, Jakarta, Saturday 2 July 2011.
According to Sudaryatmo, both of whom had to account for his actions. "The bottom line, that trade which asked for accountability. Because it must be pursuant to the consumer, "he added.
However, Sudaryatmo added, Government and law enforcement do not indiscriminately in cracking down on a potentially decisive breach of consumer harm. "The Government should not indiscriminately. On the market a lot of stuff illegal goods and harming consumers, "he asserted.
In article 8 paragraph 1 letter a of law No. 8/1999 on the protection of Consumers mention, businessmen banned produces and/or trade of goods and/or services which do not include information and/or instructions of use of goods in the language of Indonesia in accordance with the legislation in force. Penalty of five years in prison.
However, in addition to the consumer protection ACT dijerat, the two men are also subject to article 52, paragraph 32 of law No. jo 36 in 1999 about telecommunications. Where, in violation of such laws, the offender may be subject to a penalty of one year imprisonment.
The case was commenced from Dian and Randy who sell iPad from Singapore via kaskus. It turns out that the buyer is an undercover COP. Both were then arrested. Read the chronology in this link. (ren)
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