Implementation of Termination of Prosecution Based on Restorative Justice as an Effort to Strengthen the Role of the Prosecutor's Office in Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the implementation of restorative justice-based prosecution terminations as an effort to strengthen the role of the Prosecutor's Office in Indonesia. To date, the Prosecutor's Office has been more dominant in carrying out conventional prosecution functions oriented towards retaliation. However, with the growing paradigm of restorative justice, an approach focused on restoring relationships, compensation, and reconciliation between perpetrators, victims, and the community has become relevant. This study uses normative legal research methods with a statutory and conceptual approach. The results show that restorative justice-based prosecution terminations, as stipulated in various Prosecutor's Office regulations, offer significant potential to reduce case backlogs, provide substantive justice for victims, and encourage more constructive accountability of perpetrators. The Prosecutor's Office's role in this process is no longer merely to prosecute, but also to facilitate dialogue, mediation, and ensure the achievement of restorative agreements. Effective implementation of this policy is expected to strengthen the Prosecutor's Office's image as a humanistic law enforcement agency responsive to the needs of the community, while supporting the creation of a more just and dignified criminal justice system in Indonesia.