Determination of Expert Position in Holding Special Cases in the Police Investigation Stage

Abstract

When the expert has been presented in the investigation stage, of course, it will have a good impact on the results of the case filing. However, problems still need to be addressed regarding the urgency and legal consequences of expert testimony in the investigation stage. This study examines the urgency of presenting experts in the case title in the investigation stage and the legal consequences if the expert needs to be presented in the case title in the investigation stage. This study uses a normative juridical method. The results of the study concluded that the public prosecutor himself was helped by the existence of expert information at the investigation level because it would see the criminal events that would be prosecuted more completely and thoroughly. Second, no sanctions or consequences were found in Perkap 6 of 2019 concerning Criminal Investigations when the investigation does not present an expert in the title of the case. Although the provisions in Article 33 paragraph (2) of Perkap 6 of 2019 contain the word mandatory, it needs to be balanced with sanctions or consequences when investigators fail to present experts in their case titles.