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Jurnal Indonesia Sosial Sains, Vol. 4, No. 05, Mei 2023 445
could not proceed to the next stage, or stopped at the investigation stage for various reasons
regulated in the law. Common reasons for terminating an investigation at the Police include
cases being investigated for insufficient evidence, the case is not a crime, and stopping for the
sake of law because nebis in idem (a person cannot be prosecuted for the second time based on
the same act, and for his actions decided by the competent Court and has obtained permanent
legal force), the suspect dies, and expires.
In responding to the development of an increasingly democratic society, legal settlements
also adjust to the wishes and needs of the community for the need for law. The law was created
as a protector and a tool to deter violators from the sanctions imposed, it is felt that it is
necessary to restore it which includes the legal objectives to be achieved. The settlement of
reestablished regulation takes into account the settlement of criminal cases outside the court
(non-corrective) by focusing on supportive equity techniques.
The authority of the Police in determining which cases can be resolved using this concept
is indeed a question that is quite risky to answer. Because in terms of cases that can and cannot,
everything is handed over to the Police. This condition is full of fraud and abuse of authority
that can be carried out based on the position held. For this reason, to avoid stigma and labeling
like this, the police must always include every element that supports the settlement of cases by
prioritizing this non-penal concept.
In obliging the High Court Roundabout Letter Number 04 of 2010 concerning the
Arrangement of Misuse, Survivors of Misuse, and Opiates Junkies into the Clinical Restoration
and Social Recovery Foundation dated April 7, 2010, the Police have additionally given inside
guidelines as far as focusing on the execution of recovery for drug victimizers. Through Circular
of the Head of the Criminal Investigation Agency Number: SE/01/II/2018/Bareskrim
concerning Rehabilitation Instructions for Narcotics Addicts and Victims of Narcotics Abuse
February 15, 2018.
Based on this Circular Letter, Bareskrim Polri wants to equalize the perception of all drug
investigators in the region to be able to implement options for implementing rehabilitation for
abusers proven by the Police. These provisions form the basis for investigators to be able to
apply exceptions to the pursuit of corporal punishment for perpetrators of abuse by prioritizing
the principle of expediency for these perpetrators to be able to improve themselves and escape
drug addiction.
In terms of passing a decision on an elderly drug abuser, there are several things the judge
considers. Regarding the Judge's consideration, the judge should prioritize the value of justice
and the value of benefits compared to the value of legal certainty. However, in reality, so far,
judges have prioritized the value of legal certainty compared to the value of justice and
expediency, even though for sanctions against the elderly, what must be considered is whether
the decision handed down creates goodness or benefits for the elderly. this is considering that
children are treated specifically, full of affection from the people around them.
Gustav Radbruch stated about legal benefits, "something that can cause good or benefits”.
(Usman & Najemi, 2018) Concerning the settlement of cases of narcotics abuse committed by
children and the elderly, it can be seen from the advantages and disadvantages, or the
advantages and disadvantages of solving these cases. The benefits of resolving the case can be
viewed from various aspects, of course with the consideration that it is indeed best for the
elderly, meaning that the imposition of imprisonment on the elderly is viewed from the point of
view of the benefits or goodness, the elderly as abusers when viewed in terms of benefits, do
not get any benefit from the application of sanctions in the form of the prison sentence.
The application of sanctions in the form of imprisonment to the elderly will cause losses.
Therefore, the judge should apply the decision to the elderly in the form of rehabilitation.
Imposing prison sentences on the elderly means ignoring the interests of the elderly to be able