CRIMINAL LIABILITY AGAINST PERPETRATORS OF MAIL FORGERY

Abstract

Among the various types of criminal acts in society, mail forgery is one of the most prevalent criminal acts. The crime of using forged documents has occurred in the community. The crime of forging a forged document is a criminal offense whose implications affect the truth and trust in people. The perpetrators use forged documents to gain profit for themselves. To prove the forgery of the victim's signature for the perpetrator's actions, the victim must report to the Police for the basis of conducting investigations and investigations into the forgery of letters. Using a forged letter can cause harm to others if the letter is used. And the truth of the contents of the letter cannot be proven. Therefore, the truth must be revealed and justice must be served. The crime of mail forgery is regulated in Article 263 to Article 276 of the Criminal Code, coupled with Article 55 and Article 56 of the Criminal Code if there are parties who participate (deelneming) in the criminal act of forgery. This research aims to provide an understanding of criminal liability against perpetrators of defamation This type of research uses the Normative Legal Research method.