The Duty to Give Reasons for the Length of Substitute Imprisonment for Replacement Money: An Analysis of Decisions No. 36/Pid.Sus-TPK/2022/PN Plk, No. 2/PID.SUS-TPK/2023/PT PLK, and No. 3802 K/Pid.Sus/2023
Abstract
Substitute imprisonment for payment of replacement money in corruption cases is subject to a maximum limit, but no indicators guide the selection of its duration. This normative legal study uses statutory and case approaches to describe the rules governing judges’ duty to give reasons, assess the reasoning of the District Court and High Court in the Bumi Jaya village-budget case, and explain the scope of the Supreme Court’s review on cassation. The analysis is qualitative and deductive, based on three indicators: whether reasons are given, whether a legal basis is identified, and whether the decision is accurate and correct. The duty to give reasons derives from Article 50(1) and Article 53(2) of Law No. 48 of 2009. The District Court imposed one year of substitute imprisonment without specific reasons; the High Court reduced it to eight months on the basis of a sense of justice without specifying a measure; and the Supreme Court dismissed the cassation appeal without discussing the duration. The absence of guidelines does not eliminate the duty to give reasons.
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