CURRENCY CRIMES IN INDONESIA

Abstract

The rupiah currency serves as a symbol of state sovereignty and is utilized to realize people's well-being. The goal of this study is to examine the criminal law countermeasures for money crimes, as well as the formation of legislative policy on currency crimes based on Law Number 7 of 2011. The research is normative legal research with a law approach and a concept approach, and the analysis of legal materials is done through interpretation. According to the study's findings, combating criminal acts, especially currency crimes, is a criminal policy that must be linked with social policies in order to achieve public welfare and protection. The legislative policy formulations of currency crimes in Law Number 7 of 2011 concerning Currency are as follows: First, the formulation of criminal acts is more about reformulating the forms of criminal acts that already exist in the Criminal Code, only adding a new form of crime, namely the crime of using rupiah in transactions and criminal acts of refusing to accept rupiah in transactions, the qualifications of criminal acts consist of crimes and violations, as well as the qualifications of criminal acts based on legal subjects, namely if the crime is committed by a bank employee, printing operator, agency that manages the manufacture of rupiah, the crime is committed by a corporation, and criminal acts committed in an organized manner with the aim of terrorism.  Second, both individuals (people) and corporations face criminal charges. Third, there is the criminal justice system: The main punishment consists of imprisonment, detention, and a fine, while the extra punishment consists of confiscation of the convict's assets and license revocation. The rule governing the application of the main punishment employs a cumulative system between the penalties threatened, whereas the regulation governing the application of further penalties employs a facultative system.