In Indonesian society, the legal division between criminal and civil are not so strict and often in the form of rules that are not written
But there are several ancient nations in Indonesia which has strict regulation in the form of written several criminal laws of the most famous of which is the kingdom of Majapahit
Briefly criminal law can be interpreted as a set of rules that describe the desires of the community to tackle crime
Written penal code is very simple in Indonesia itself began to be known at the time of entry of the VOC (East Indies Trade Association) and only applied to European group only
The current Penal Code in Indonesia is basically the remains of the Dutch East Indies colonial government called Wetboek van Strafrecht vor Nederlandscg Indie (WvSNI) imposed by the Royal Besluit dated October 15, 1915 Staadsblad 1915 No. 732 and came into force on January 1, 1918
In other words that still apply the Criminal Code should be most still speak Dutch, because until now Indonesia has no official translation in the Indonesian language.
As a result of the Criminal Code are used in the courts and law schools is an unofficial translation of a very diverse version
Based on Law No. 1 Year 1946 the official name Wetboek van Strafrecht vor Nederlandscg Indie (WvSNI) converted into Wetboek van Strafrecht (WvS) which may be cited as The Book of Law Criminal Law (Penal Code).
Remember that this means the official name of the Penal Code is Wetboek van Strafrecht (WvS)
Some crimes in the Penal Code which is no longer declared valid by the law excuses them is Article 134, 136 bis, 137, 154, 155, 182, 183, 184.185, 186, 324, 325, 326, 327, 329, 523, and 539 of the Criminal Code
Own criminal penalties under Article 10 of the Penal Code are generally divided into two major parts namely the subject of criminal punishment (death penalty, imprisonment, confinement, fines, and imprisonment) and an additional penalty (removal of certain rights, confiscation of certain goods, and the announcement of the decision judge)
