Legal Literacy - This article discusses special criminal law in the context of military criminal law in Indonesia. This article explains a case involving a member of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Air Force who committed a special criminal act by controlling and storing ammunition and explosives.

This article also discusses the provisions of military criminal law and outlines the articles related to this case. Finally, this article discusses the judge's considerations in deciding military criminal penalties and explains the elements of the TNI member's actions that violate the law.

According to Pompe, the criteria for special criminal law can be seen from the subject or perpetrator, for example, military criminal law, and the second is the specific act. Military criminal law states that members of the military have the same position as ordinary members of society, meaning that as citizens, all applicable legal rules apply, both criminal law and civil law.

Provisions of Military Criminal Law

There is a case example of a military criminal act involving one member of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Air Force as the Defendant who committed a special criminal act, namely controlling and storing ammunition and explosive materials. The case has been decided based on Decision Number 22-K/PM.III-13/AU/VI/2020.

Every TNI soldier must submit to and…