Kajian Yuridis Tindakan Kekerasan Terhadap Hakim Saat Persidangan

Abstract

The judiciary in carrying out judicial duties has the authority of dignity and honour to be kept as a form of compliance with the judges ' decisions to carry out legal functions in Indonesia. However, the lack of public belief in the judiciary is the root of the problem of contempt against judicial bodies or known as contempt of court. The issue of law enforcement arises when there are actions in the proceedings conducted by law enforcement or society that indirectly is an act that degrading the authority of the justice in Indonesia.  One example of the alleged defamatory action of a judicial body is the act of violence committed by DC which is an advocate who commits violence to the judge at the time of the trial. This can be seen from recorded videos that have been spread on electronic media. DC committed violence in a hearing on 17 July 2019 at the Central Jakarta District Court.  Keywords: Criminal, Persecution, humiliation.