Punishment for Revocation of Political Rights for Public Officials Convicted of Corruption Based on A Justice Perspective
Authors: Samosir Marlina , Rahayu Mella Ismelina Farma , Sudiro Amad 
Published: April 2024

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to research and analyze the Revocation of Political Rights to Occupy Public Positions for Corruption Convicts According to Law in Indonesia, to research and analyze the legal consequences of revoking political rights to occupy public office for corruption convicts, to research and analyze the regulations regarding the revocation of political rights to occupy public positions for those convicted of corruption in terms of the principle of justice.

Method: The research methodology used in this research is a qualitative method, using Normative Juridical research which is supported by empirical research, where Normative Juridical research is also called Doctrinal Legal research. In this type of legal research, law is often conceptualized as what is written in statutory regulations (law in books). Therefore, some of the data sources are primary data and secondary data. The data used in this research are primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques in this research were carried out through literature study and interviews. The data analysis technique used is a qualitative normative analysis technique which describes and interprets the data in sentence form properly and correctly, obtaining short answers which are formulated deductively.

Results and conclusion: The revocation of political rights to occupy public positions for those convicted of corruption is carried out because corruption is behavior that deviates from the norms accepted and adhered to by society, the aim of which is to obtain personal gain. This criminal act of corruption is a violation of the social and economic rights of the community, so that criminal acts of corruption can no longer be classified as ordinary crimes but have become extraordinary crimes (extra ordinary crimes). As is known, one of the public positions is the position of regional head which is regulated in Law no. 23 of 2014 concerning Regional Government. The regulations that limit former convicts from becoming regional heads are stated in Article 58 letter f, which states that they must never be sentenced to prison based on a court decision that has permanent legal force for committing a criminal offense that is punishable by imprisonment for 5 (five) years or more. The root of the problem in corruption cases is abuse of power, of course this must be the basis for why it is difficult to restore the trust of former corruption convicts to return to contesting in the 2024 elections and fill public positions, which is feared that ex-corruption convicts will commit acts again in similar cases. to fill public office again.

Research implications: The findings of this research have implications for policy makers. Determining convict status for public officials under the pretext of corruption is a worrying phenomenon, because public officials as servants of the people have now betrayed them, by abusing their authority to carry out acts that should not be carried out. The public officials who were caught by the anti-military agency (KPK) are the result of the hard work of the Corruption Eradication Commission to ensure justice for the entire community.

Originality/value: This research contributes to existing literature by focusing on penalties for revoking political rights for public officials convicted of corruption. By identifying obstacles and providing recommendations, this research offers insights that can help prevent or protect society from threats that could harm society's interests based on a justice perspective.