Concept of Sentencing by Impoverishing Corruptor in the Criminal Act of Corruption in Indonesia

Corruption in Indonesia is increasingly rampant every year. More and more public officers caught because of corruption cases. Even corrupted quantity is extraordinary. The existing Act concerning eradication of the corruption criminal act cannot stem and decrease corruption in Indonesia It needs new breakthrough and concrete action to cope with corruptors, when imprisonment is not effective. The new breakthrough widely discussed by lawyers today is the idea of corruptor impoverishment. The idea is suggested by chairman of Constitutional Court, Mahfud MD. The punishment is considered appropriate by most people to be applied in Indonesia. But a few things should be considered well before the application. Among other thing is to straighten and equate the perception of corruptor impoverishment, definition of impoverishment imposed on corruptor, so that punishment to the corruptor is proportionate, not lighter or heavier. The impoverishment should be able to indicate as protection to the public as well.