Corruptio
Vol 4 No 1 (2023)

Justice In Absentia In Corruption Crimes

Muhammad Alief Ramadhan (Kejaksaan Tinggi Negeri Lampung)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2023

Abstract

Indonesian criminal law adheres to the criminal conviction system in absentia, namely the criminal conviction system in the absence of the Defendant. Justice in absentia is only allowed for traffic offenders. Then how is the judiciary in absentia applied in cases of corruption crimes. This research uses the empirical juridical method, which is an approach that examines secondary data first and then continues by conducting primary data research in the field. In the implementation of the judiciary by means of absentia in corruption cases, it has gone through the investigation stage where the summons against the Defendant is carried out three times, then the Public Prosecutor transfers the case to the Court not accompanied by the Minutes of Examination and Detention. In the examination process before the Court, the Panel of Judges has the authority to give a verdict on the reported criminal act. The Panel of Judges in deciding corruption crimes in absentia in the judgment Number: 8 / Pid.Sus-TPK / 2022 / PN. TJK and 9/Pid.Sus-TPK/2022/PN. TJK The defendant was found guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption by considering juridical, sociological, philosophical considerations.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

corruptio

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

The Journal Corruptio is an international journal of anti-corruption published by the Law Faculty of Universitas Lampung as a platform for academicians, researchers, and practitioners to publish their authentic articles or reviews regarding communication and development of the criminal law, legal ...