CRIMINAL LIABILITY AGAINST PERPETRATORS OF DEFAMATION

Abstract

Criminal responsibility is the application of law to the perpetrator of a criminal offense for an act that is contrary to the applicable rules of law. Defamation itself is a crime against a person's honor because it is related to insults that result in the defamation of another person's name. This research aims to provide an understanding related to the criminal liability of the perpetrator of defamation This type of research uses the Normative Legal Research method, namely research conducted with a starting point from primary data obtained at the research site. The responsibility is imposed in accordance with the criminal elements that have been reviewed from the requirements of criminal responsibility. The laws and regulations in Indonesia that regulate criminal defamation through social media are based on the provisions stipulated in the Criminal Code and the ITE Law is Lex Specialis of the Criminal Code, namely Article 27 Paragraph (3) of Law No. 19 of 2016 on the amendment of Law No. 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions.