Pertanggungjawaban Pidana Terhadap Pelaku Pemerasan Dan Pengancaman Melalui Aplikasi MiChat

Abstrak

Criminal liability for perpetrators of extortion and threads is specifically regulated in law Number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions, Article 27, and punishment using Articel 45 of the ITE Law. Meanwhile, the criminal acts of extortion and threats in the main form are regulated in Article 368 of the Criminal Code and Article 369 of the Criminal Code, Chapter XXIII of the Criminal Code concerning Extortion and Threats. Extortion and threats Criminal Acts have differences that lie in how an actor commits an act of coercion. Threats through the michat application are actions that force other people to do something that is following what was threatened to the victim. Cybercrime is an activity that uses computer networks to commit criminal acts using sophisticated technology. In this paper, the authors want to explain how criminal liability for perpetrators of extortion and threats is carried out through the Michat application and how to regulate the criminal act of extortion and threats themselves. The target to be achieved from this research is the implementation of criminal liability due to the actions of extortionists and threats through the internet. The method used in this study is empirical legal research with the object of research in the Michat application.