Analysis of the Implementation of Chinese Rename Based On the Civil Code and Law Number 24 of 2013 Concerning Amendments to Law Number 23 of 2006 Concerning Population Administration (Analysis of Verdict Number 66/PDT. P/2019/PN. SKB)

The problem of renaming the Chinese existed during the New Order refers to 1965. Chinese people who did not change their names tend to be associated with the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) or communists because it is considered affiliated with the Communist Party of China (CPC) in China. Even Indonesia's diplomatic relations with China were severed after the events of the 30 September movement related to the existence of the PKI in Indonesia. Chinese descendants then had to change their Chinese name on the basis of proof of nationalism. This was reinforced after President Suharto ratified Presidential Decree No. 240 of 1967 concerning The Wisdom of Foreigners. The legal basis governing the renaming of the Chinese class is stipulated in Article 5 of Presidential Decree No.240 of 1967 concerning the Principal Wisdom of Indonesian Citizens of Foreign Descent ("Presidential Decree 240/1967") which states "Especially against Indonesian citizens of foreign descent that still use chinese names are recommended to replace the names with Indonesian names in accordance with the provisions that apply". The purpose of this research is to find out how the procedure of implementation provisions, and the completion of the implementation of the name change of the Chinese class. This research is normative with a statutory approach, and is descriptively analytical. The data collection uses library research method, and using field research method. The data is processed and analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that the name change of the Chinese class based on Article 52 paragraph (1) of Law No. 23 of 2006 concerning Population Administration mentioned that the registration of name changes was carried out based on the determination of the district court where the applicant, and regarding the recording of name changes is one of the important events as stipulated in Law No. 23 of 2006 concerning Population Administration in Article 1 number 17 jo Article 52 paragraph (2) of Law No. 23 of 2006 concerning Population Administration