Kewenangan Penuntut Umum Selaku Dominus Litis Dalam Penghentian Penuntutan Berdasarkan Keadilan Restoratif

There are so many criminal cases that are in the public spotlight/viral because the community is considered not worthy of being punished. Of the many cases, the Public Prosecutor is very often criticized and criticized, especially if the demands for sentences that are read out and submitted to judges in court are considered too high. For this reason, the Public Prosecutor and the Prosecutor's Office are considered as parties who have injured the sense of justice in the community. Whereas the Public Prosecutor as dominus litis holds an important position in the criminal justice system in order to settle a criminal case and achieve the legal objectives as a whole. The method used in writing this journal uses an empirical juridical and normative juridical approach. Based on the results of the research, the Public Prosecutor has the authority to terminate the prosecution if the legal objectives are not achieved if a case is transferred to the court based on the provisions of Article 139 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Indonesian Attorney General's Regulation Number: 15 of 2020 concerning Termination of Prosecution Based on Justice. Restorative.Keywords: Public Prosecutor; Dominus Litis; Restorative Justice AbstrakBanyak sekali kasus pidana yang menjadi sorotan masyarakat/ viral karena bagi masyarakat dianggap tidak layak dipidana. Dari sekian banyak kasus, Penuntut Umum sangat sering mendapat kritikan dan kecaman khususnya apabila tuntutan atas hukuman yang dibacakan dan diajukan kepada hakim dipersidangan dianggap terlalu tinggi. Karena itulah kemudian Penuntut Umum dan instansi kejaksaan dianggap sebagai pihak yang mencederai rasa keadilan di masyarakat. Padahal Penuntut Umum selaku dominus litis memegang posisi yang penting di dalam sistem peradilan pidana guna penyelesaian suatu perkara pidana dan mencapai tujuan hukum secara utuh. Metode yang digunakan dalam penulisan jurnal ini menggunakan pendekatan secara yuridis empiris dan yuridis normatif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, Penuntut Umum memiliki ...