Imposition of Fines Converted to Confinement for Juvenile Sex Offenders (Case Study Decision Number 1/Pid.Sus-Anak/2019/PN.Pts)
Abstract
Decision Number 1/Pid.Sus-Anak/2019/PN.Pts with Defendant R is a case involving a child in conflict with the law. Defendant R has been legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of sexual intercourse against a minor, because of this act the Defendant was sentenced to 2 (two) years and 6 (six) months in prison at the Pontianak Special Child Development Institute (LPKA), and a fine. in the amount of Rp.60,000,000 (sixty million rupiah) subsidiary of 1 (one) month imprisonment. In Article 71 paragraph (3) of Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Criminal Justice System, it is explained that if the material law is threatened with cumulative punishment in the form of imprisonment and fines, the fine will be replaced with job training. This study aims to find out and analyze the judge’s considerations in imposing a fine against a child in Decision Number 1/Pid.Sus-anak/2019/PN.Pts and the legal consequences if a fine against a child is converted into confinement. The research method used is normative juridical by using primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. Based on this article, if the punishment is in the form of imprisonment plus a fine, which fine will be replaced through job training activities for children, therefore the judge can still determine the punishment in the form of confinement and job training for a child who has legal problems.
Keywords: fine, conversion, confinement, child cases
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