Kecenderungan Hakim dalam Penjatuhan Pidana Perkara Tindak Pidana Ujaran Kebencian, Pencemaran Nama Baik, dan Kesusilaan Melalui Media Sosial

Ari Wibowo, S.HI., S.H., M.H.

Universitas Islam Indonesia

Lihat

Today, there are many criminal cases committed through social media, especially hate speech, defamation, and decency as regulated in the ITE Law. Initially, these crimes were punishable by a maximum imprisonment of 6 (six) years and/or a maximum fine of Rp. 1,000,000,000.00. However, with the amendment to the ITE Law, specifically for defamation, the punishment is reduced to a maximum imprisonment of 4 (four) years and/or a maximum fine of Rp. 750,000,000.00. This shows the perception of legislators that the defamation has a lower degree of seriousness than the other 2 (two) crimes. The problem is whether judges in deciding cases have the same perception as the legislators. Based on this background, the legal issue of this study is how is the tendency of court decisions in law enforcement against criminal cases of hate speech, defamation, and decency through social media? This is a normative legal research with legal materials obtained through document studies and literature studies. The result of this study indicates the tendency of judges’ decisions for defamation tend to be lighter than hate speech and decency. Imprisonment is still a popular punishment and it is mostly combined with fines.
Keywords: crime, hate speech, defamation, decency, social media.

Daftar Pustaka

https://kabar24.bisnis.com/read/20181227/16/873277/kaleidoskop-hukum-dankepolisian-
2018-jerat-uu-ite-dan-jejak-kasus-sepanjang-tahun, diakses pada 26 Juli
2019.
https://lokadata.beritagar.id/chart/preview/jumlah-kasus-uu-ite-menurut-jenispelanggaran-
2008-2018-1550720826, diakses 26 Juli 2019.
https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/trensosial-43368591, diakses pada 26 Juli 2019.
https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20190309081020-12-375738/dampak-uu-ite-
409-akun-media-sosial-dipolisikan, diakses pada 26 Juli 2019.
J. E. Sahetapy, Teori Kriminologi Suatu Pengantar, PT. Citra Aditya Bakti, Bandung, 1992.
Johnny Ibrahim, Teori dan Metodologi Penelitian Hukum Normatif, Bayu Media Publishing,
Malang, 2006..
Lilik Mulyadi, Kapita Selekta Hukum Pidana Kriminologi & Victimologi, Djambatan,
Jakarta.
M. Abdul Kholiq, “Masalah Disparitas Pidana dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Proses
Pembinaan Narapidana di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Wirogunan Yogyakarta,”
Laporan Penelitian Individual, Lembaga Penelitian UII Yogyakarta, 1996.
Matthew B. Miles dan A. Michael Huberman, Analisis Data Kualitatif, UI Press, Jakarta,
1992.
Muladi, Hal-hal Yang Harus Dipertimbangkan Hakim Dalam Penjatuhan Pidana Dalam Rangka
Mencapai Keadilan. Artikel dalam Majalah YURIDIKA, FH-UNAIR, Surabaya, Edisi
Khusus Dies, Tahun VI, Desember 1989.
Peter Mahmud Marzuki, Penelitian Hukum, Edisi Revisi, Prenamedia Group, Jakarta, 2005.
Soetandyo Wignyosubroto, Hukum, Paradigma, Metode dan Dinamika Masalahnya, Huma,
Jakarta, 2002.
Sudarto, Pemidanaan Pidana dan Tindakan, BPHN, Jakarta, 1982.