TRIAL BY THE PRESS DALAM PROSES PERADILAN JESSICA KUMALA WONGSO DI PENGADILAN NEGERI JAKARTA PUSAT

Abstract

Starting from the rampant news of a judicial process perpetrators of murder by the media press, social media and television media. After being seen further in the news, there are many violations of ethics until the violation of obligations, therefore in this research will be conducted research on the news in the judicial process perpetrators of murders that occurred in Indonesia. These reports not only convey the facts but also make opinions that lead people to convict a guilty person even though the court has not yet decided. The report ignores the principle of presumption of innocence that should serve as a guideline for the national press as referred to in Law no. 40 of 1999 on Press. Proclamation referred to as trial by the press, where such acts are a press offense. It affects the judge's conviction in deciding a case in which the process is running. Because the judge must have independence and confidence in deciding in accordance with the rules stipulated in Law no. 48 Year 2009 on Judicial Power. The formulation of the problem in this research is about the legal consequences for the press which contains the news trial by the press This study uses a normative juridical approach. Materials used include primary legal materials and secondary legal entities. Furthermore, the analysis is done by deduction method. Based on the results of research and discussion, it is concluded that journalists must prevent trial by the press with the right of reply and right of correction to be held accountable by the press council. It is recommended that the national press pay more attention to the journalistic code of ethics.