LEGAL ANALYSIS OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR DRUG ADDICTS (Study of Kisaran District Court Decision Number 296/Pid.Sus/2021/PN.Kis)

Abstract

Law enforcement against narcotics crimes has been widely carried out by law enforcers, as well as many perpetrators who have been sentenced to court decisions and are serving sentences in correctional institutions.  Law enforcement against addicts and narcotics users according to Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics includes non-penal policy countermeasures, namely pre-emptive (counseling) and preventive (prevention) efforts. The judge's consideration in making a decision against the perpetrators of narcotics crimes in the decision of the Kisaran District Court Number 296/Pid.Sus/2021/PN.Kis is that the defendant must be held accountable for his actions in accordance with the decision handed down by the judge, namely imprisonment for 9 (nine) years and a fine 1,000,000,000.00 (one billion rupiah) provided that if the fine is not paid, it will be replaced with imprisonment for 4 (four months) is appropriate for coaching to be carried out.