Illnesses as an Excuse for Corrupt Indonesian Officials to be Free From Legal Liabilities..

Abstract

This research aims to explain the phenomena of illnesses used by corrupt Indonesian leaders to be free from legal liabilities. Illnesses in the law enforcement of corruption cases became a problem which may inhibit the legal processes. The research method used is the sociolegal method, which analyzes the society’s social behavior related to the constitutional regulations. The research data is obtained from the various examples of the cases of officials with corruption cases who use the excuse of being sick in order to be free from legal liabilities. The data also includes constitutional regulations which are related to the theme’s problem. The research results show the phenomenon of sicknesses used by the corrupt Indonesian officials to be free from legal liabilities. With the basis of humanity, thus the legal process is paused for some time, and they receive special treatment which gives more comfort just as that for sick people. This is also related to the constitutional regulations in Indonesia which give protection towards the health rights for the Defendant. Yet, this is usually misused by the defendants to lie or to pretend to be sick.