Analysis of Evidence of Witchcraft Crimes Based on the New Indonesian Criminal Code

Authors

  • Jeremia Hutagalung Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Islam Bandung
  • Edi Setiadi Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Islam Bandung

Keywords:

Criminal, Black Magic, Evidence, Criminal Code

Abstract

The  pluralistic  life  of  beliefs  about  spiritual matters in Indonesia is very thick and sensitive, especially the occurrence of criminal acts that are beyond common sense or  cannot  be  proven  by  scientific  criminal  investigations, namely criminal acts of black magic perpetrators or victims of  black  magic  which  result  in  violations  of  human  rights (HAM). Belief in religion which is a source of morality and spirituality which is considered as part of a tradition that has never been abandoned by Indonesian society with situations and  conditions  of  high  spiritual  values  makes  Indonesian people's belief in God and spirits that live around humans or those that smell mystical or black magic not uncommon  in every region with their respective cultural characteristics, for example  human  rights  violations  in  Banyumas  Regency, namely  the  massacre  allegedly  carried  out  by  black  magic perpetrators  with  250  victims.  With  this  belief,  it  is  not uncommon for people in some areas to  have or even have the ability to seesupernatural things or study black magic, for their  own  interests.  So  the  question  arises  as  a  problem identification, namely 1. How are efforts to prove the crime of  black  magic  according  to  Law  Number  1  of  2023 concerning the Criminal Code? 2. How can the elements of black magic be called a criminal act based on Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code? The research method used by the author is the normative legal approach method. The normative legal approach is a legal research conducted by  examining  library  materials  or  secondary  data  as  a  basis for  research  by  tracing  laws  and  regulations  and  literature related to the problems studied by the author

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Published

2026-02-26