Distinction Between Victims and Criminals In Relation To Using Narcotics Illegally in Indonesia

It is unprecedented that the Act Number 35, 2009 on Narcotics has incorporated the term of victims towards illegal users of narcotics which cannot be convicted for the crime and provided them with treatment at special rehabilitation center as worded in Article 103 (1) (b) of the Act. However, Articl...

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Main Authors: Mahfud Mahfud, Faisal A. Rani, Rizanizarli Rizanizarli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Law, Universitas Lampung 2021-04-01
Series:Pancasila and Law Review
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Online Access:https://jurnal.fh.unila.ac.id/index.php/plr/article/view/2306
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Faisal A. Rani
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description It is unprecedented that the Act Number 35, 2009 on Narcotics has incorporated the term of victims towards illegal users of narcotics which cannot be convicted for the crime and provided them with treatment at special rehabilitation center as worded in Article 103 (1) (b) of the Act. However, Article 103 (1) (a) of the Act also provides the possibility for those using narcotics illegally to be convicted. It causes law enforces might find it difficult to differentiate between victims and criminals concerning this violation. This research aims to discuss the definition of illegal narcotic users under the Narcotic Act 2009 and the criteria used by law enforcers in distinguishing between victims and criminals. This is a juridical normative research by using the method encompassing document analysis of the Narcotic Act 2009 and other relevant laws will be adopted in discussing the issue. This research reveals that the Act recognises the users of illegal narcotics as fully victims if they use narcotics with a certain amount for themselves only and considers the illegal narcotics users as criminals if they provide the substances for other people. The Act has governed illegal using of the substances in Articles 1 points (13), (15), 7, 111, 112, and 114. Surprisingly, the Act provided both fully victims and victims of being found guilty first treatment in the rehabilitation centre for certain period.
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spelling doaj.art-25a46419650a4b04ac821d77a259db732022-12-22T03:55:44ZengFaculty of Law, Universitas LampungPancasila and Law Review2723-262X2745-93062021-04-0121374810.25041/plr.v2i1.23061036Distinction Between Victims and Criminals In Relation To Using Narcotics Illegally in IndonesiaMahfud Mahfud0Faisal A. Rani1Rizanizarli Rizanizarli2Universitas Syiah KualaUniversitas Syiah KualaUniversitas Syiah KualaIt is unprecedented that the Act Number 35, 2009 on Narcotics has incorporated the term of victims towards illegal users of narcotics which cannot be convicted for the crime and provided them with treatment at special rehabilitation center as worded in Article 103 (1) (b) of the Act. However, Article 103 (1) (a) of the Act also provides the possibility for those using narcotics illegally to be convicted. It causes law enforces might find it difficult to differentiate between victims and criminals concerning this violation. This research aims to discuss the definition of illegal narcotic users under the Narcotic Act 2009 and the criteria used by law enforcers in distinguishing between victims and criminals. This is a juridical normative research by using the method encompassing document analysis of the Narcotic Act 2009 and other relevant laws will be adopted in discussing the issue. This research reveals that the Act recognises the users of illegal narcotics as fully victims if they use narcotics with a certain amount for themselves only and considers the illegal narcotics users as criminals if they provide the substances for other people. The Act has governed illegal using of the substances in Articles 1 points (13), (15), 7, 111, 112, and 114. Surprisingly, the Act provided both fully victims and victims of being found guilty first treatment in the rehabilitation centre for certain period.https://jurnal.fh.unila.ac.id/index.php/plr/article/view/2306distinctionvictimscriminalsillegally
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title_full Distinction Between Victims and Criminals In Relation To Using Narcotics Illegally in Indonesia
title_fullStr Distinction Between Victims and Criminals In Relation To Using Narcotics Illegally in Indonesia
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title_short Distinction Between Victims and Criminals In Relation To Using Narcotics Illegally in Indonesia
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