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        "id": 1700436,
        "msgid": "regional-governments-urged-to-responsively-socialise-new-criminal-code-and-code-of-criminal-procedure-1777117855",
        "date": "2026-04-25 18:02:01",
        "title": "Regional Governments Urged to Responsively Socialise New Criminal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Supreme Court of Indonesia has called on all regional governments to actively socialise the new Criminal Code (KUHP), Code of Criminal Procedure (KUHAP), and related penal adjustment laws to the public, emphasising the use of their legal bureaus and partnerships with universities and law enforcement agencies. This push aims to ensure comprehensive public understanding, particularly highlighting that imprisonment should be a last resort (ultimum remedium) in favour of lighter penalties like community service or fines. While socialisation among law enforcement is progressing well, the Court stresses the need to intensify efforts at the grassroots level during this transitional period to align public perceptions with the new legal framework.",
        "content": "<p>Padang City (ANTARA) - The Supreme Court (MA) hopes that all regional\ngovernments (pemda) in Indonesia will be responsive in socialising the\nnew Criminal Code (KUHP) and Code of Criminal Procedure (KUHAP) to the\npublic. \u201cRegional governments must socialise this new KUHP and KUHAP to\nthe public,\u201d said the Chair of the Criminal Chamber of the MA, Prim\nHaryadi, in Padang City on Saturday. He stated that provincial and\nregional governments have comprehensive socialisation instruments\nbecause they have heads of legal bureaus or heads of legal divisions.\nThis is so that, he said, the public gains a comprehensive understanding\nof the new KUHP and KUHAP, and they should accordingly collaborate with\nuniversities. In fact, he said, it would be even better to involve law\nenforcement apparatus such as the police, prosecutors, and courts.\nFirst, Law No.\u00a01 of 2023 on the KUHP, Law No.\u00a020 of 2025 on the KUHAP,\nand Law No.\u00a01 of 2026 on Penal Adjustments. According to him, these\nthree legal products are very important to socialise to the public to\navoid differing perceptions. He gave an example that the KUHP emphasises\nthat imprisonment is the last resort (ultimum remedium). This means that\nif lighter penalties such as community service, fines, supervision, and\ntrials can still be applied, they must be prioritised over imposing\nimprisonment. Therefore, during this transitional period, the MA\nemphasises that the socialisation of the new KUHP and KUHAP, as well as\npenal adjustments, must be intensified. On one hand, he mentioned that\nthe socialisation of Law No.\u00a01 of 2023 on the KUHP, Law No.\u00a020 of 2025\non the KUHAP, and Law No.\u00a01 of 2026 on Penal Adjustments among law\nenforcement apparatus is already running well. However, among the\ngrassroots, the education and socialisation of these three must be\nintensified so that the public gains the latest understanding of law\nenforcement.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/regional-governments-urged-to-responsively-socialise-new-criminal-code-and-code-of-criminal-procedure-1777117855",
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