expands grassroots role

Indonesiantalk.com — Garuda Astacita Nusantara establishes legal aid foundation, expands grassroots role Mass organization Garuda Astacita Nusantara (GAN) has established a legal aid body, the Garuda Adil Nasional Legal Aid Foundation (YLBH GAN), marking a new phase in its effort to combine civic activism with policy advocacy. Formally founded on Oct. 21, 2025, the legal aid foundation is led by lawyer and academic Yuspan Zalukhu, who serves as its director. Despite being only three months old, YLBH GAN has moved swiftly to take on high-profile public interest cases. The foundation is currently handling a series of class action lawsuits representing mobile phone users against major telecommunications operators, including PT Telkom Indonesia (through its Telkomsel and IndiHome services), PT Indosat, and XLSmart Telecom Sejahtera (XL Smart). The lawsuits also name the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) as a co-defendant. According to Yuspan, the plaintiffs argue that the operators’ internet quota expiration…