Minister Of Law And Human Rights Yasonna Calls Restorative Justice In The Criminal Code Overcoming Overcapacity Prisons

Screenshot of the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkum HAM) Yasonna H Laoly/ANTARA

JAKARTA - Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkum HAM) Yasonna H Laoly said the concept of restorative justice in the Criminal Code (KUHP) can overcome the number of prisoners who exceed the capacity of prisons. "“In this context (overcapacity), the good philosophy that we have given birth to in the Correctional Law, the restorative justice concept that we put forward in the Criminal Code can be applied in the criminal process,” Yasonna said in a national convention entitled, “ Towards the New Paradigm of Funding Indonesia ”, monitored from the Public Relations YouTube channel Ditjenpas, in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, April 13. The Criminal Code and the new Correctional Law are the government's efforts to revive the prison approach as a last resort in law enforcement, not the only effort. Through the new Criminal Code, the government highlighted the importance of recovery to reduce the elements of crime. With the hope that the reduction of these elements of crime can prevent crime. " “ Put forward the principles of improving lawbreakers in order to reduce elements of crime, rather than simply keeping them (legal violators) away from society by revoking temporary independence," said Yasonna. For Yasonna, it is unfair to express all problems about the birth and development of crimes against an individual through their harsh punishment. There are various factors that also encourage crime. “ Economic factors, social factors, and other factors. Being unfair (fair) spills out all the problems about the birth and development of crime to an individual, ” he said. Therefore, Yasonna hopes that the new approach in the Criminal Code and the Correctional Law can be socialized, not only to campuses, but also to touch law enforcement officials, including lawyers. The parties involved in making the law, namely the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and Commission III of the DPR RI, are also willing to assist in conveying the real philosophy and interpretations of the Criminal Code that have been ratified.

“ We enter the transition before three years. In December 2025, our new Criminal Code will take effect, "” said Yasonna.