Muhammad Noor Ingratubun

Legal Reconstruction of The Independence of The Public Prosecutor in The Integrated Criminal Justice System in Indonesia

Muhammad Noor Ingratubun
Doctor of Law Study Program, Universitas Warmadewa

I Nyoman Putu Budiartha
Lecturer of Law Study Program, Universitas Warmadewa

How to cite this article: Muhammad Noor Ingratubun (2024). Legal Reconstruction of The Independence of The Public Prosecutor in The Integrated Criminal Justice System in Indonesia, 44(2), 97-115.

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ABSTRACT
Constitutional uncertainty and regulatory ambiguity in the Law on the Prosecutor's Office in conjunction with the Law on the Prosecutor's Office Amendments (blurred norms) ultimately result in the unclear position of the prosecutor's office, namely the body related to judicial power (judicative realm) or even government power that is subordinate to the President's power (executive realm). The purpose of this study is to analyze (1) the independence of the public prosecutor's position in the current integrated criminal justice system in Indonesia; and (2) the legal reconstruction of the independence of public prosecutors in the integrated criminal justice system in Indonesia. The research method used is normative legal research. The results of this study indicate that (1) The independence of the public prosecutor's position in the integrated criminal justice system in Indonesia is currently not fully realized. The lack of regulation in the constitution makes the regulatory nature of the position of the Attorney General an open policy, or it can be determined by the legislators or other implementing regulations. The position of the Attorney General's Office, which is only recognized as a direct interpretation of Article 24 paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, actually creates more ambiguity regarding the meaning of the Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia, both theoretically and in practice. Therefore, it is necessary to provide legal guarantees for prosecutors, especially the Attorney General, in carrying out their duties and authorities; and (2) The legal reconstruction of the independence of public prosecutors in the integrated criminal justice system in Indonesia begins with constitutional protection of the prosecutor's office. In carrying out the task of handling cases, prosecutors must have independence or autonomy and must be free from the influence of the leadership or other powers. This provision is to emphasize that prosecutors are essentially the same as judges, namely judicial service, not civil service. The ideal concept of the independence of the prosecutor's office in Indonesia's integrated criminal justice system is by placing the prosecutor's office as an independent state institution that is free from the influence of unauthorized parties. Broadly speaking, independent agencies, like the prosecutor's office, are a separate branch of power outside the trias politica concept.

KEYWORDS
legal reconstruction, independence, public prosecutor, integrated criminal justice system

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Publisher: BPAS Publication
Print ISSN: 0970-1052
Online ISSN: 2320 317X
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Month(s) of publication: June and December
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