Optimizing The Death Penalty for Drug Trafficking Police Officers As A Deterrent Effect

Study of Decision No.2611/Pid.Sus/2017PN.Lbp and Decision No. 2611/Pid.Sus/2017PN.Lbp. 96/Pid.Sus/2023/Pn.Jkt.Brt

Abstract

Indonesia is a state of law, so every criminal offense that occurs must be processed through the law. No act is punishable unless it has been regulated in law, so the perpetrator can be subject to sanctions or punishment including ignorance of the status or profession of the perpetrator. One of these criminal a c t s is the abuse and distribution of narcotics. Narcotics crime is a special crime based on Law No. 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics. (Law No. 35/2009 on Narcotics) Narcotics abuse does not look at age or profession, both among children, adults, and law enforcement officials, one example of a case of narcotics abuse by lawenforcement officials is among police officers. A recent case is that of the former Jambi Police Chief, Inspector General Tedy Minahasa, who obscured and circulated 5 kg of methamphetamine from the evidence to be destroyed. There are many other cases committed by a number of police officers. With the many cases of drug abuse committed by various police officers, it is necessary to conduct research to find out the f a c t o r s t h a t cause drug abuse and to find out the effectiveness of the law in handling these cases so that it can provide a deterrent effect for perpetrators of drug abuse. What is the maximum penalty sanction applied to police officers involved in drug trafficking as a deterrent effect.