PERTANGGUNGJAWABAN PIDANA PT. MPM YANG MENJANJIKAN KUPON UMRAH DENGAN SISTEM MULTI LEVEL MARKETING (MLM) DITINJAU DARI KUHP JO. UNDANG-UNDANG NO. 8 TAHUN 1999 TENTANG PERLINDUNGAN KONSUMEN
Abstract
Consumer protection cases in Indonesia is still very prevalent. The definition
of consumer protection is all the effort that ensures legal certainty to provide
protection to consumers. Various types of consumer protection cases, one of
which is a case of fraud of PT. MPM is offering umrah coupons to residents of
Bekasi with various promises which ultimately harm the residents of Bekasi .
This study aims to determine whether the actions taken by the PT.MPM is a
crime and how the criminal responsibility for the PT. MPM can be categorized as
a form of corporate business actors. By using the basics of corporate criminal
liability. In terms of Article 378 of KUHP jo. Consumer Protection Act.
The results showed that the action of PT. MPM against the Bekasi is a
criminal fraud. Form of corporate criminal liability that may be imposed on the
board and the corporation. In accordance with Article criminal fraud contained in
Article 378 KUHP (punishment for officials) in conjunction Article 62 paragraph
( 1 ) UUPK (sanctions for PT. MPM).