Legal Material • 28 Mar 2025

Visum et Repertum as Evidence of Severe Maltreatment

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Proving cases of severe maltreatment using visum et repertum, the role, purpose of forensic medicine in an effort to prove material truth.

Opinion • 09 Sep 2025

Officials' Residence Looted by Mob: What is the View of Criminal Law?

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...nstration in Indonesia. Is this action justified? See the analysis according to Article 363 Criminal Code regarding theft.

Opinion • 19 Jul 2025

Is it Obligatory to Prove Evil Intent (Mens Rea) in Article 2 of the Anti-Corruption Law?

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This article argues that proving mens rea is an absolute and unavoidable obligation in the corruption crime of Article 2 of the Anti-Corruption Law

Opinion • 23 Feb 2026

A New Face of Criminal Law: Substantive Reform or an Illusion of Change

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Criminal Code National: Substance of criminal law reform or just an illusion? An in-depth analysis of the implications and challenges of its implementation.

Opinion • 24 Dec 2025

Mahfud MD: Polri Civil Positions Must Be Regulated by Law, Not Perpol

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Mahfud MD emphasizes that the placement of Police officers in civilian positions must be regulated by Law, not by Police Regulation, in order to maintain hierarchy and legal certainty legal certainty.

Legal Material • 01 Mar 2026

Can a Debtor Be Prosecuted? This is the Legal Explanation

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See the complete explanation of whether people who are unable to pay debts can be subject to criminal penalties or only experience breach of contract according to Indonesian law.

Opinion • 24 Feb 2023

Types of Offenses in Criminal Law

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Legal Literacy - Delict is also defined as a “criminal act”, so when discussing delicts, it is the same as discussing types of criminal acts. Furthermore, regarding the types of delicts, there are...

News • 08 Jan 2026

New Chapter in Criminal Justice: Dynamics of One Week of National Criminal Code Implementation

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Analysis of one week of full enforcement of Law Number 1 of 2023 (Criminal Code New). Highlighting the shift in the paradigm of sentencing, the challenges for law enforcement, and the readiness for the implementation of the living law.

News • 02 Mar 2026

MK: Article 302 of the Criminal Code Does Not Prohibit Changing Beliefs

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The Constitutional Court rejects the judicial review of Article 302 paragraph (1) Criminal Code. The Court affirms that what is prohibited is incitement in public to abandon religion, not to change beliefs.

Opinion • 03 Dec 2025

Assessing the Application of the Makar Article in the Hermawan Susanto Case

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Critical analysis of the Hermawan Susanto case: the implications of the articles on treason Criminal Code on freedom of expression and the limits of hate speech in Indonesia.