PENEGAKAN HUKUM PIDANA TERHADAP PENCURIAN KELAPA SAWIT DI WILAYAH HUKUM POLRES KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HULU

Abstract

The crime of theft is regulated in CHAPTER XXII of the Criminal Code (KUHP). The
perpetrators of theft are charged under Article 364 of the Criminal Code as a misdemeanour
with a maximum imprisonment of 3 months or a maximum fine of two million and five hundred
thousand rupiahs. Firmer law enforcement against perpetrators of criminal acts of stealing
and or harvesting plantation products is regulated in Law no. 39 of 2014 concerning
plantations.
The type of legal research used by the author is sociological legal research. This
sociological research is a type of research in terms of legal objectives.
From the results of the study, it was found that law enforcement against the crime of palm
oil theft in the Inhu Resort Police area has not run optimally because several efforts made by
the Inhu Resort Police such as preventive and repressive efforts have not been able to run
optimally. In addition, there is still recognition of a peaceful settlement in which the peaceful
settlement carried out by the local community has not been able to create a deterrent effect for
the perpetrators because there are no strict sanctions for the perpetrators. the obstacles faced
by law enforcers are divided into 2 factors, namely internal factors and external factors. These
obstacles are in the form of: a lack of Inhu Resort Police personnel, community
culture/customs, lack of funds and facilities and infrastructure of the Inhu Resort Police. In
order to investigate the crime of palm oil theft in the Inhu Resort police area, the Inhu Resort
Police made several efforts, namely, adding Inhu Resort Police personnel, collaborating with
palm oil companies in Inhu District and also the community and minimizing the use of funds
and utilizing existing facilities and infrastructure. Author's Suggestion, First, The Inhu Resort
Police as the front guard in law enforcement, in this case the investigation of criminal acts in
Inhu District, the Police must work together and improve quality in dealing with any existing
criminal acts. Second, to the public to be willing to report the perpetrators of the crime of palm
oil theft in Inhu District to the Inhu Resort Police. Third, to the palm oil entrepreneurs in Inhu
Regency to further enhance their cooperation with the Inhu Resort Police and carry out the
recommendations given by the Inhu Resort Police.
Keywords: Law Enforcement-Palm Oil Theft-Polres Inhu