Rahmat Wibowo challenged Liven and its co-CEOs to name which country's law would let them sue him for defamation, citing Australian and Indonesian statutes, and accused them of using SLAPP tactics and misusing investor funds, attempting to deter legitimate legal action against him.

So Ihave a genuine question for my network. If a company like Liven (PT Nomnie Technologies Indonesia) or the people behind it the duo co ceo Shahrooz Chowdhury and William Wong believes they can sue me for defamation, | want them to answer this clearly: Under which country's law, exactly? Let us go through the options together. AUSTRALIA: Under Section 9, Defamation Act 2005 -- corporations with 10 or more employees have NO standing to sue for defamation. Zero. The law was written specifically to stop wealthy companies from silencing individuals through litigation. If the Australian parent entity tries to file ~~ the case gets dismissed before it begins. INDONESIA: Under Pasal 433 KUHP No. 1 Tahun 2023 and Mahkamah Konstitusi Putusan No. 105/PUU-XxIl/2024,corporations, institutions, and badan hukum CANNOT file criminal defamation complaints. Only orang perseorangan (natural persons) can. So which country? Name one. | am genuinely asking Now here is what | want my network to think about. There are really only three explanations for a company that still threatens defamation action after all of the above: ONE -- They have very good lawyers and a lot of money, and they are betting they can bend the rules, exhaust the process, and make the cost of fighting back greater than the cost of staying silent. This is a documented litigation strategy. It has a name: SLAPP -- Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. It is designed to intimidate, not to win. TWO -- They are misusing investor funds. Legal action against a former employee for speaking truthfully is not a legitimate business expense. It is not protecting the company. It is protecting the ego of the people running it. Every rupiah or dollar spent pursuing that is a rupiah or dollar that came from investors who believed in a product roadmap -- not a vendetta. THREE -- They simply do not know the law. The legal landscape in both Australia and Indonesia has shifted significantly in 2024 and 2025, a company that does not understand the legal environment it operates in is a company that should be on your blacklist as an employer, a partner, and an investment. [am not afraid of this conversation. Truth does not become defamation because powerful people find it inconvenient. To anyone in tech, startup, or investment circles evaluating companies in the Indonesian and Australian market: ‘Ask them what they do when a former employee speaks about their experience. The answer tells you everything. Rahmatan lil alamin, #CorporateLaw #DefamationLaw #SLAPP #WorkerRights #&mploymentLaw #IndonesiaLaw #AustraliaLaw #KUHP #UUITE #Startupindonesia #InvestorAlert #WorkplaceJustice #LegalLiteracy #HukumKketenagakerjaan #CorporateAccountability #infraloka #Mahkamahkonstitusi #PencemaranNamaBaik #BlacklistAlert #CrossBorderLaw