Analysis of the Authority of Indonesian National Police Investigators Regarding Criminal Acts of Assault from a Restorative Justice Perspective

Abstract

This study aims to determine and analyze the construction of the authority of National Police investigators regarding criminal acts of assault. To determine and analyze the use of restorative justice mechanisms by National Police investigators in handling criminal acts of assault. This writing is a normative juridical type using the approach method of law, case, research specifications are descriptive analysis, secondary data sources are taken from primary legal materials, secondary legal materials, tertiary legal materials, data collection methods through literature studies and analysis techniques using qualitative. The results of this study indicate that the regulation of restorative justice principles by Police investigators in criminal acts of assault is guided by Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and Law Number 20 of 2025 concerning the Criminal Procedure Code as well as the Republic of Indonesia National Police Regulation Number 8 of 2021 concerning Handling Criminal Acts Based on Restorative Justice, with the principle of paying attention to the public interest of all parties, including victims, perpetrators, and the community. Police investigators have the authority to offer restorative justice mechanisms in resolving criminal acts of assault. If the restorative justice mechanism is reached, the investigator is obligated to notify the public prosecutor of the termination of the investigation and request a ruling from the Chief Justice of the District Court within a maximum of three days. This provision emphasizes that terminating a restorative justice-based investigation is not solely the investigator's authority but is also under the judicial control of the court.