The DPR-Government Agrees That The Supreme Court Can Impose A More Severe Sentence Or Not From The Previous Court

JAKARTA - The DPR and the Government have agreed to remove Article 293 Paragraph 3 in the Criminal Procedure Code regarding the Supreme Court (MA) that it should not impose a more severe sentence than the decision of the first instance court and appeal. This rule was previously a new substance of the government.

This was conveyed by the Chairman of Commission III of the DPR Habiburokhman after a working meeting with the government representatives regarding the discussion of the Criminal Procedure Code Bill at the DPR building.

"As the Chairman of the Commission and the Chair of the Panja, I convey the agreement of all members of the Panja for the Criminal Procedure Code and the Deputy Government to agree that DIM 1531, Article 293 Paragraph 3 which reads that in the event that the Supreme Court imposes a sentence against the defendant, the sentence should not be more severe than the previous judex facti or court decision. It has been agreed that this provision is abolished, "said Habiburokhman at a press conference at the DPR building, Thursday, July 10.

So, continued Habiburokhman, in the new Criminal Procedure Code Bill, there is no provision that the Supreme Court should not impose a heavier sentence than the previous court or judex fact. Or in other words, the DIM containing Article 293 Paragraph 3 has been deleted.

"So the Supreme Court can still impose punishment according to their belief whether it is heavier or not heavier than the previous court," said the Deputy Gerindra.