Pertanggungjawaban Pidana terhadap Pelaku Obstruction of Justice dalam Perkara Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual

Abstract

One of the causes of sexual violence is the failure of law enforcement officials to eradicate sexual predators due to acts of obstruction of justice which are often carried out by certain individuals. Obstruction of justice is an action that obstructs and obstructs the law enforcement process in various forms. This research will review the matter of how the obstruction of justice is regulated in Indonesian positive law and the forms of criminal liability for perpetrators of obstruction of justice in cases of criminal sexual violence? This research uses normative juridical methods in the form of a literature study and examines several statutory regulations. The results of his research indicate that regulations regarding obstruction of justice are contained in Article 221 of the Criminal Code and are spread across several special laws such as laws on eradicating corruption, terrorism and criminal acts of sexual violence. Regarding criminal liability, a person who commits obstruction of justice in a criminal case of sexual violence can be held accountable in the form of a maximum prison sentence of 5 years. Essentially, the regulations governing obstruction of justice in criminal acts of sexual violence are quite good, but the government is expected to immediately speed up the formation of derivative regulations or implementing regulations for the TPKS Law in the form of government regulations so that the TPKS Law can be implemented properly.