Should Corruptors in Indonesia be Given Death Penalty?
Posted by Ihsan Pratama , Wednesday, October 22, 2014 5:32:00 AM
Corruption is considered as an
extraordinary crime that could cause grave suffering the public.
There are so many corruption cases in Indonesia. However, Indonesia becomes a country which
has many corruptors in rank 16th in Asia Pacific. The punishment
for corruptors in Indonesia is too weak. Thus, the corruptor cases always
increase by the time. So, what is the best punishment to decrease this crime? Talking
about the right punishment for corruptors are complex problems, due to
differences of opinion and perception about that. Death penalty is an effective punishment for
corruptors, and some people argue that it is inhuman, break the rule of human
right, and will not deter corruption. However, many people disagree. They said
that death penalty is a strong punishment for corruptors, and can deter the corruption
cases in the future.
One
of the main arguments for death penalty is not appropriate with Human Right
Commission. According to Patrialis Akbar, the Minister of Justice and Human
Right, he said that the application of death penalty for corruptors are not
allowed in Indonesia. The constitution of 1945 does not prohibit the
application of death penalty for people convicted of corruption. “In our
constitution, capital punishment is mentioned as part of human rights that
should not be revoked under any circumstances, too...” Patrialis Akbar said. However,
death penalty for corruptors cannot apply in Indonesia.
What
is more, death penalty is inhuman punishment. A country cannot determine someone’s life,
even they do an extraordinary crime. In contrast, a country should protect
their life. According
to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights everyone has the right to life,
liberty and security of person. Even though they are corruptors, they also need
a forgiveness. There is no statically valid data that support the application
of death penalty will decrease corruption cases. However, the chairmen of the
Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation, Patra m Zein, said, “The purpose of punishment
is rehabilitation to make someone better, not for revenge”. In addition, the
death sentence is a punishment that cannot be corrected or overturned. Death
penalty is an immoral condition that makes rejecting the death penalty on moral
grounds not only defensible but necessary for those who refuse to accept
unequal or unjust administration of punishment.
On
the other hand, death penalty is a strong punishment for corruptors. Corruption
is considered as an extraordinary crime that could not be solved easily.
Because of corruption, a country will not able to be grown. In addition, the
people will be suffered indirectly. Indonesia is one of the most corrupts’
nations in the world. In fact, based on the survey that have done by an
independent organization which consist of 146 countries, Indonesia was in the 5th
rank in the world and the 1st in Asia Pacific as the most corrupt
nation. However, Indonesia is considered as the most corrupt nation in Asia
Pacific. The government has tried many
way to solve this corruption, but the level of corruption cases is always
increase by the time. It caused by the law in Indonesia is very low. In
Indonesia, corruptors who steal the country’s money only get an ordinary
punishment. For example, the corruptors only get prison sentence for several
years, and also they still can be a politician. However, the corruptors do not
afraid to do this crime. Dean G Pruit
and Jeffrey Rubin in their books, they said that to make a strong punishment,
it must be stronger than the benefits that they accept if not obey the rules. So, to solve this crime the government,
especially The Human Right Commission, should make the exception about the
corruptor’s right for life. The corruptors should be given a strong punishment.
In
addition, death penalty can deter the corruption cases. Everyone must be afraid
of death sentence, because there is no more fear than death. So, if death
penalty can be applied in Indonesia, the corruption cases may be decreased.
According to Tcipto Subadi, post-graduate program lecturer of UMS, said that if
Indonesia, which is one of some of the corrupt nations, does not apply death
penalty for corruptors, the corruption will be increased time by time. It means
that Indonesia should support the death sentence for corruptors, in order to
decrease the corruption. This argument also support by Ernest Van Den Haag,
Ph. D
statement. This Late Professor of
Jurisprudence at Fordham University, said that Common sense,
lately bolstered by statistics, the death penalty will deter corruptors. People
fear nothing more than death. Therefore, nothing will deter a corruptor more
than the fear of death. Life in prison is less feared. Corruptors clearly
prefer it to execution, they would not try to be sentenced to life in prison
instead of death.
In
conclusion, some people may argue that death penalty is not a good way to
justify the corruptor, because it is inhuman and not appropriate with
Indonesia’s rule. On the other hand, many people support death punishment
because it has a strong effect in order to decrease the corruption cases. It is
clear that death punishment is an effective way to both prevent and decrease
corruption cases. I believe that if death punishment is applied in Indonesia, the
number of corruption cases will be decreased and the people will be proud
because their nation was clean and there is no corruption again.
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