When Criminal Law Reaches Corporations: Examining Coercive Measures against Corporations in the Criminal Procedure Code 2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25139/lex.v10i1.11434Keywords:
Criminal Procedure Code 2025, Coercive measures, Corporation Suspect, Criminal Procedure ReformAbstract
This research aims to analyze the harmonization of criminal procedure law regulations in the Criminal Procedure Code 2025 regarding the recognition of corporations as subjects of criminal law, as affirmed in the Criminal Code 2023. This research focuses on the analysis of the vacuum of coercive measures against corporations. The method used is normative legal research with a legislative, conceptual, and comparative approach, by a systematic study of the Criminal Code 2023, the Criminal Procedure Code 2025, and sectoral laws regarding corporate coercive measures for corporate law reform as a novelty. The urgency of the research is marked by the enactment of the Criminal Procedure Code 2025, which necessitates immediate harmonization with the Criminal Code 2023. The research findings indicate that the Criminal Procedure Code 2025 has not comprehensively accommodated corporate criminal liability, particularly in regulating critical coercive measures applicable to corporations, such as temporary suspension of business activities, asset freezing, transaction suspension, and restrictions on corporate restructuring. This research concludes remain insufficiently regulated, resulting in significant procedural gaps, and there is a need to formulate specific regulations.
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