Proceedings of the International Conference on Law Studies (INCOLS 2022)

Implementation of the Announcement of the Identity of Sexual Violence Against Children

Authors
Beniharmoni Harefa1, *, Feren Nabilla1, Supardi1
1Faculty of Law, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: beniharefa@upnvj.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Beniharmoni Harefa
Available Online 9 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-23-7_2How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Announcement of Perpetrators’ Identity; Children; Graviora Delicta; Serious Crimes
Abstract

According to data from the Online Information System for the Protection of Women and Minors for the 2020 timeframe, there were 5,640 reported cases of sexual abuse of children. The government has set out Government Regulation Number 70 of 2020 for the implementation of increased criminal sanctions for those who commit sexual assault against children in response to the prevalence of such crimes. The introduction of extra sanctions, such as disclosing the perpetrator’s identity, has created controversy in the community as a result of this finding. The scope of the investigation into the necessity of an extra punishment that takes the form of disclosing the identity of the perpetrator and its implementation in Indonesian criminal justice The goal of this study is to determine if passing Government Regulation Number 70 of 2020 is urgent. The normative juridical research methodology is used in this article to study and address legal concerns. The study’s findings indicate that sexual assault on children can be categorized as a serious, cruel crime or as graviora delicta, making offenders susceptible to additional punishments such disclosing their identify as provided for in Government Regulation No. 70 of 2020.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Law Studies (INCOLS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
9 December 2022
ISBN
10.2991/978-2-494069-23-7_2
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-23-7_2How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Beniharmoni Harefa
AU  - Feren Nabilla
AU  - Supardi
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/09
TI  - Implementation of the Announcement of the Identity of Sexual Violence Against Children
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Law Studies (INCOLS 2022)
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