Legal Memorandum with the title "Alleged Crime of Defamation on Social Media in the
Perspective of Freedom of Expression (The Case of Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidyanti
Against Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan". Which explains the alleged criminal act of Defamation
which started from a video originating from the Youtube channel "HARIS AZHAR" with the
title "There is Lord Luhut behind Intan Jaya's Economic Relations-Military Post!! General
BIN is also there" on Friday, September 20, 2021 which the duration is 26.51 minutes. The
legal writing of this Legal Memorandum is based on normative legal research by exploring
laws and regulations, legal theories, conceptual approaches, and case approaches using
deductive thinking. The results of the Legal Memorandum are found that there are no
criminal acts of Defamation due to Article 45 paragraph (3) jo. Article 27 Paragraph (3) of
Law No. 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law No. 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic
Information and Transactions, answered the next subpoena with data based on a quick riset
that had been made and asked Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan for comparative data as a form of
mutual clarification, settlement through mediation is a top priority in resolving defamation
cases, penal mediation is not yet a form of restorative justice.