The Position of the Prosecutor in Resolving General Crimes Based on Restorative Justice
Abstract
A restorative justice approach can be a way to solve conflict problems between parties and restore peace in society because retributive or rehabilitative approaches to crime in recent years are no longer considered satisfactory. Philosophically, the implementation of the restorative justice paradigm in the criminal system is in accordance with the values that live and develop in Indonesian society which were inherited from the ancestors of the Indonesian people, as reflected in the values of Pancasila and shown in the characteristics of customary law in each country. regions in Indonesia. This research uses a sociological juridical approach. The results of this research are: (1) The position of the prosecutor in resolving general crimes based on restorative justice is regulated in prosecutor's regulation no. 15 of 2020 concerning Termination of Prosecution Based on Restorative Justice is absolute because the Prosecutor as the dominus litis or ruler of the case in the criminal process, has the authority to carry out prosecutions. to court or not, either with conditions or without conditions. The legal basis for implementing restorative justice by the Prosecutor's Office is regulated in Law Number 16 of 2004 jo. Law Number 11 of 2021 and Prosecutor's Regulation Number 15 of 2020 concerning Termination of Prosecution Based on Restorative Justice; (2) Obstacles for prosecutors in resolving general crimes based on restorative justice are not yet optimal, because there are still obstacles in terms of: (a) legal substance: due to the absence of legal certainty in formal criminal law, in Indonesian judicial practice the termination of prosecution by Prosecutors only have discretion in terminating prosecutions, restorative justice has been implemented based on Republic of Indonesia Prosecutor's Regulation Number 15 of 2020 concerning Termination of Prosecution Based on Restorative Justice, even the Criminal Procedure Code as the main rule in the law enforcement process also does not regulate the application of restorative justice; (b) legal structure: lack of understanding by prosecutors regarding restorative justice, so that there are still prosecutors who have not implemented a restorative justice approach in resolving the criminal cases they handle, and the bureaucratic structure of the prosecutor's office is still characterized by a unified command structure; and (c) legal culture: there are still people who reject criminal law enforcement based on restorative justice because of high egos, public distrust of the Prosecutor's institution and doubts the professionalism and integrity of Prosecutors, perpetrators who want not to admit their mistakes, victims who do not want to participate, not achieved agreement and lack of binding power of the decision.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/rlj.3.1.147-150
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