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CRIMINALCODEPROCEDURE
AccordingtoIndonesianLaw,whichisstipulatedinArticle184ofCriminal
ProcedureCode,thethingsthatcouldbeconsideredasthelegalmeansofproof(Alat
Bukti)are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Thetestimonyofawitness
Thetestimonyofanexpert
adocument
anindication
thetestimonyoftheaccused

Whiletheevidence(barangbukti)isnotclearlydefinedintheCriminal
ProcedureCode.Evidence(barangbukti)couldbedefinedastheobjectwhichisused
orrelatedtotheoccurrenceofthecrime,oristheresultofthecrime.Thevalidityof
theevidenceshallbeexaminedandshallbeidentifiedandsynchronizedwiththe
testimonyofthewitnessoraccused.
AccordingtoArticle183oftheCriminalProceduralCode(KUHAP),the
judgeshallnotimposeapenaltyuponapersonexceptwhenwithatleasttwolegal
meansofproofhehascometotheconvictionthatanoffensehastrulyoccurredand
thatitistheaccusedwhoisguiltyofcommittingit.
IntheLawAbidingCitizenMovie,wecouldseethatNickRicewhoisthe
publicprosecutor,hastheobligationtofindthevalidevidenceswhichcouldsupport
hisclaimonthecrimewhichwasconductedbyClydeAlexanderShelton.Inthis
movie,theevidenceandlegalmeansofproofthatcouldbeobtainedare:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

Knife
Thevideorecordingconcerningthemurder
Mask
Car
Injection
Grindingwheels
TheOldFactoryWarehouse
Firearms

i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.

ChemicalMaterial
Bombanditsinsallation
Communicationdevice
Computer
CCTV
Theconfessionofthesuspectofthecrime

Butallofthoselegalmeansofproofandevidencedoesnotstrongenoughto
supporteachother.Forexample,alloftheArmingandtheequipmentwhichwasused
byClydetoconducttheslaughterwhenhesneakoutofthejailwithoutbeingknown
bythepoliceandprosecutor,especiallyNickRice.IfClydeisbeingjudgedinthe
trial,thentheclaimswillnotbevalidandstrongbecauseitisnotsupportedbythe
strongandsufficientevidences.
IfthecaseinthismovieishandledwiththeIndonesianLaw,whichisinthis
casebasedontheCriminalProcedureCode.Accordingtotheanalysisofthecasein
thismovie,Clydecouldnotbeconvictedandsentencedwiththepunishmentbecause
thereisalackofevidenceinordertoproofhisguilt.EventhoughClydeconfessedhis
guilt,thejudgeisstillnotallowedtogiveacriminalsentencebecausethereisno
sufficientevidencelikewhatisstipulatedinArticle183ofCriminalProcedureCode.
ComparedtotheRancanganUndangUndangKitabUndangUndangHukum
AcaraPidana(RUUKUHAP),theprovisionsconcerningtheevidencewhichis
neededtoconvictandlegalmeansproofandevidencearestipulatedinArticle174,
175and176ofCriminalProcedureCode.
InArticle174,itsstipulatedthatthejudgeisnotallowedtoconvicttheaccused,
unlessifthejudgehasthefaithbasedonatleast2validevidencethatacrimeisreally
occurredandtheaccusedistheonewhodidit.
WhilethevalidlegalmeansofproofaccordingtoArticle175ofRUUKUHAP
are:l
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.

Evidence
Letters
Electronicevidence
Testimonyoftheexpert
Testimonyofthewitness
Testimonyoftheaccused
Thejudgesupervision

Itsregulatedfurtherintheparagraph2ofthisarticlethatthelegalmeansofproofin
theformofevidence(a)shallbeobtainedwithoutviolatingthelaw.

InRUUKUHAPtheprovisionsaboutevidence(barangbukti)isstipulatedin
Article176ofRUUKUHAP,inthearticleitsstatedthattheevidenceisthetoolor
facilitywhichisusedtocommitacrimeorthethingwhichbecometheobjetofthe
crimeandorphysicalevidenceormaterialevidencewhichcouldbetheproofofthe
occurrenceofthecrime.
IfwecomparethecurrentCriminalProcedureCodeandtheRUUKUHAP,
thereisnosuchbigdifference.IntheRUUKUHAP,itisstillregulatedthatthejudge
isnotallowedtoconvicttheaccusedifthereisnoatleasttwoevidences.IntheRUU
KUHAPthejudgesupervisionisaddedasformofthelegalmeansofproof,which
meansthatthejudgecouldusehissupervisioninthecourtproceedingtofindjustice
inconvictacrimetowardstheaccused.AndinRUUKUHAP,theevidenceandits
definitionandlimitationisalreadydefinedclearly.