The Death Penalty In The RKUHP Becomes An Alternative, Decreased After A 10-year Experimental Period

Deputy Minister of Law and Human Rights (Wamenkum HAM) Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej said the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) regulates the death penalty as an alternative to the probationary period.

"Developments are very meaningful for human rights, namely the death penalty. So, with the enactment of a new Criminal Code, the death penalty is always imposed alternatively with experiments, meaning that judges cannot immediately decide the death penalty, but the death penalty is with a 10-year trial," said Edward after attending a meeting. RKUHP with President Joko Widodo at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Monday 28 November.

He explained, if within 10 years the convict behaves well, the death penalty is changed to life sentence or 20 years imprisonment.

The provisions regarding the death penalty in this RKUHP, based on the Antara report, have been included in the first level discussion in the DPR.

In addition to the issue of the death penalty, what has also been discussed at the first level is related to living law or the law that applies in society.

According to Edward, the factions in the DPR asked that there be government regulations that serve as guidelines for the preparation of regional regulations related to living law.