Existence of Justice Collaborator in Criminal Action of Corruption: Decree Number 84 / Pid.Sus.TPK / 2018 / Pn. Medan, Indonesia

Abstract

The act of corruption is very closely related to the abuse of authority or the influence that exists on the position of someone as an official who deviates from the legal provisions so that legal action has harmed the state finances. In its development corruption is very plural as a form of complicated crime expressed by the increasingly sophisticated modus operandi used and the shrewdness of the perpetrators to eliminate traces. Justice collaborator in the latest developments has received serious attention, because of their key role in opening the dark veil of certain criminal acts that are difficult for law enforcement to reveal. Justice collaborator as a witness of an offender who is willing to help or cooperate with law enforcement. The key role possessed by a justice collaborator is to disclose a criminal act or the occurrence of a crime, so that the return of assets from the proceeds of a criminal act can be reached to the state, provide information to law enforcement officials and provide testimony in the judicial process. Thus, the position of justice collaborator is a witness as well as a suspect who must provide information in the trial, then from that statement can be used as a consideration of the judge in alleviating the sentence to be imposed.