Sociological Jurisprudence Journal
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021)

Law Enforcement Of Fraud Through Electronic Media

I Nyoman Gede Sugiartha (Faculty of Law, Universitas Warmadewa)
Anak Agung Sagung Laksmi Dewi (Faculty of Law, Universitas Warmadewa)
I Made Minggu Widyantara (Faculty of Law, Universitas Warmadewa)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Feb 2021

Abstract

Fraud case of using electronic media often occur in Indonesia at the moment. This illustrates that the community is remain very vulnerable in carrying out activities related to the electronic media. For this reason, it is necessary to undertake a research regarding to criminal offenses using electronic means, especially against criminal fraud. This obsolutely obtains an attention to investigate about legal policies of fraud through electronic media, and criminal penalty of fraud perpetrators through Electronic Media. This study aims to find out about the criminal sanctions of fraud perpetrators through electronic media and to find out the legal policies of criminal acts of fraud through electronic media. This research used the Normative research method. Fraud in Indonesia as regulated in article 378 of the Criminal Code, while fraud by spreading false news which harms consumers in electronic transactions through online or electronic media is regulated in article 28 Paragraph (1) of the Information and Electronic Transaction Act. The spread of hoaxes is equated with acts of deception in the real world as stipulated in article 378 of the Criminal Code. Fraud criminal penalty through electronic media may be subject to multiple articles against a criminal act that fulfills the elements of a criminal offense as regulated in article 378 of the Criminal Code and meets the elements of a criminal act article 28 paragraph (1) of the Information and Electronic Transaction Act.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

sjj

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

Sociological Jurisprudence Journal is a peer-reviewed law International journal which published research articles and theoretical articles in law science. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a ...