The Death Penalty for State Officers Who Corrupted Social Aid for the Poor during COVID-19

Abstract

Death Penalty For State Officials Who Corrupt Social Assistance for Small People During the Covid-19 Period Has the death penalty been enacted for State Officials Corruption of Social Assistance for Small People during the Covid-19 Period in Indonesia at this time. Laws governing the death penalty for state officials who commit corruption Social assistance for the underprivileged during the Covid-19 period in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to find out and analyze analytically and comprehensively about the implementation of the death penalty for state officials who commit corruption. Indonesia is a legal state that has many legal institutions that overshadow the problems that occur in Indonesia. Indonesia has many problems that are increasing over time, especially the rampant corruption cases that occur in Indonesia and have experienced a drastic increase. Lately, the problem of corruption in the Social Assistance Covid-19 is being hotly discussed by the public, especially in the mass media, both local and national, and even internationally. The Covid-19 Bansos corruption case that is rife in Indonesia today is not only a case of corruption caused by state officials and high-ranking officials, but even high-class businessmen have started to enliven the case. Even the Minister has shown his role in the case, such as the corruption case that ensnared Juliardi Batubara, Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Corruption seems to have become a common thing for Indonesia, but it is very detrimental to the Indonesian nation itself. Corruption causes a lot of losses both for the state and for the people. The conclusion that the chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) In last July, Firli had conveyed about the demand for the death penalty for perpetrators of budget corruption in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. He claims to have warned that corruption during a disaster or pandemic can be punishable by the death penalty. The threat of the death penalty for perpetrators of corruption is regulated in Article 2 paragraph (2) of Law no. 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption. The regulation of the article reads: In the event that the criminal act of corruption as referred to in paragraph (1) is carried out under certain circumstances, the death penalty may be imposed.