Reconstruction of Regulations on the Role and Duties of the Police in Law Enforcement by the Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies in Indonesia
Authors:   Doctoral Program in Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Kristianto Eko , Wahyuningsih Sri Endah ,   Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Bawono Bambang Tri ,   Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang, Mashdurohatun Anis ,   Faculty of Law, Sultan Agung Islamic University, Semarang
Published: January 2025

Illegal levies occur not only in the bureaucratic environment, in the executive, judiciary, and legislative institutions, but also in the private sector, the business world and other community institutions. The purpose of this study is to analyze the Regulation of the role and duties of the police in enforcing the Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies law in Indonesia, to find its weaknesses and to reconstruct the Regulation of the role and duties of the police in enforcing the Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies law based on the value of justice. The research method uses the socio-legal research approach method, and the type of research is descriptive. Types and sources of data use secondary materials in the form of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials. Data collection methods use literature and qualitative analysis methods. The results of the study that the Regulation of the role and duties of the police in enforcing the law on Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies in Indonesia is not based on the value of justice is that the current practice of Extortion has damaged the joints of national and state life and caused unrest in community life; The weaknesses of the Regulation of the role and duties of the police in enforcing the law on Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies currently consist of weaknesses in the legal substance aspect, weaknesses in the legal structure aspect and deficiencies in the legal culture aspect. The weakness of the legal substance aspect is that there is no clear legal umbrella that specifically regulates Extortion, so this is what causes Extortion to continue to be rampant. The weakness of the legal structure aspect is that the synergy between law enforcement officers is still not optimal. Given the Government's efforts, the Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies task force and other law enforcement officers are very much needed in overcoming Extortion through the law enforcement process. The weakness of the legal culture aspect is that the community often allows it, even reluctant, to get involved in eradicating Extortion that is already angry. Reconstruction of Police Role and Duties Regulation in Enforcing Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies Law Based on Justice Values consists of value reconstruction and norm reconstruction. The value reconstruction to be achieved in this study is that the Regulation of the role and duties of the police in enforcing Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies law, which was previously not based on justice, is now based on justice values. Reconstruction of Police Role and Duties Regulation Norm in Enforcing Task Force for Eradicating Illegal Levies Law Based on Justice Values in Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Republic of Indonesia Police Article 13 letter a and Presidential Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 87 of 2016 concerning the Clean Sweep Task Force for Illegal Levies Article 2.