Proceedings of the International Conference on Law, Economics and Health (ICLEH 2020)

Legal Protection for Whistleblower in Criminal Justice System of Indonesia

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Firman Wijaya
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Firman Wijaya
Available Online 20 May 2020.
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10.2991/aebmr.k.200513.020How to use a DOI?
Keywords
witness, whistleblower, criminal procedure, evidence
Abstract

The witness’s position in the criminal justice process occupies a key position, as seen in Article 184 of the Criminal Procedure Code. As the primary evidence, of course, the impact is felt if, in a case, the witness is not obtained. The importance of the position of witnesses in the criminal justice process has begun since the beginning of the criminal justice process. It must be recognized that the unfolding of cases of violation of the law is mainly based on information from the public. Likewise, in the next process, at the prosecutor’s level until finally in court, witness testimony as the primary evidence becomes the judge’s reference in deciding whether a defendant is guilty or not. However, the protection of Witnesses who are classified as whistleblowers to uncover criminal events that carry a risk of safety is not regulated in the legal system in Indonesia. This study aims to find and design legal norms as a legal basis for the protection of whistleblowers in disclosing their statements. This study uses normative juridical methods based on secondary data using a conceptual approach, philosophical approach, and comparative approach.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Law, Economics and Health (ICLEH 2020)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
20 May 2020
ISBN
10.2991/aebmr.k.200513.020
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.200513.020How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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