Attorney General To Stop 222 Prosecution Files, The Reason Is Because Of Restorative Justice

Attorney General ST Burhanuddin (doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Not only succeeded in saving state finances of up to tens of trillions of rupiah from criminal cases of corruption. Attorney General ST Burhanuddin also terminated 222 prosecution case files, throughout 2020.

This was conveyed by Attorney General ST Burhanuddin when describing his achievements at the Joint Working Meeting of Commission III of the DPR RI. The reason for the termination of hundreds of prosecution files was taken in accordance with the principles of Restorative Justice.

"As of December 31, 2020, 222 cases have been terminated based on restorative justice," said Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, Wednesday, January 27.

He explained that the concept of the restorative justice approach is an approach that focuses more on the conditions of creating justice and balance for the perpetrators of criminal acts and the victims themselves.

This is also in accordance with the Attorney General's Regulation (Perja) No. 15 of 2020 concerning Prosecution Based on Restorative Justice. So that the implementation of law enforcement through a restorative justice approach always views the aspects of transparency and accountability.

If referring to Perja No. 15 of 2020, the definition of restorative justice is the settlement of criminal cases by involving perpetrators, victims, families of perpetrators / victims, and other related parties to jointly seek a fair solution by emphasizing restoration to its original state, and not retaliation.

"The termination of prosecution based on restorative justice is carried out on the principles of: justice; public interest; proportionality; crime as a last resort; and fast, simple, and low cost," wrote Perja No. 15 of 2020.

In this case, the public prosecutor has the authority to close a case for legal purposes if the accused dies, the criminal prosecution expires. Until there has been a court decision that has permanent legal force against a person for the same case (nebis in idem) or if the case has been settled out of court (afdoening issuer process).

It is this case settlement out of court using a restorative justice approach that can stop prosecution. The termination of prosecution based on restorative justice is carried out by the Public Prosecutor in a responsible manner and is submitted in stages to the Head of the High Prosecutor's Office.

In this meeting, the AGO also discussed the evaluation of the 2020 Prosecutor's Work and the 2021 Agenda for the Prosecutor's Office and goals and achievements. As for the performance of the Special Crimes Sector, the Attorney General's Office in eradicating corruption has conducted a total of 1,366 investigations and 1,091 investigations.

"Including the rescue of state finances of around Rp.19.2 trillion; 76.7 thousand US dollars; 71.5 thousand Singapore dollars; 80 euros; and 305 pounds, 'said Burhanuddin during a work meeting broadcast on the YouTube account of the Indonesian Parliament.