Law Enforcement of Corruption Crimes in the Corruption Crimes Court at the Semarang District Court

Titi Sansiwi

Abstract


Corruption is an extraordinary crime that has broad impacts on state finances and public trust; therefore, its law enforcement requires an effective and just judicial mechanism. In practice, corruption law enforcement at the court level still faces various challenges, particularly in the aspects of evidence and judicial considerations. This study aims to analyze the enforcement of corruption law at the Corruption Court within the Semarang District Court, identify the obstacles encountered, and formulate efforts that can be undertaken to address these challenges in the future. The research method used is empirical juridical with a statutory and case study approach, supported by primary data obtained through interviews and secondary data consisting of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. The results show that corruption law enforcement at the Corruption Court of the Semarang District Court has been conducted in accordance with criminal procedural law, applying a negative- wettelijk evidentiary system and judicial considerations that include both juridical and non-juridical aspects. However, several obstacles remain, including substantive legal issues, structural constraints of law enforcement institutions, complexity of evidence, procedural and technical court issues, as well as legal culture and non-juridical factors. Efforts that can be undertaken include regulatory harmonization, improvement of law enforcement competence, optimization of technology-based evidence systems, digitalization of court administration, and strengthening public legal awareness.


Keywords


Consideration; Corruption; Evidence; Judicial; Law.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/rlj.5.2.%25p

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