Degree of Injury on Visum et Repertum
Journal Title: Peer Reviewed Journal of Forensic & Genetic Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Visum et Repertum is a written statement made by a doctor at the request of authorized investigators about the results of medical examinations of humans, whether alive or dead or part or parts of the human body are suspected, based on their knowledge and under oath, to the benefit of Justice. One that must exist at the conclusion of Visum et Repertum survivors of abuse cases is the degree of injury. There are three types of degrees injury, which are minor, moderate, and severe. The degree of the injury is related to the type of criminal offenses committed by the offender and the severity of the maximum criminal penalty that can be imposed on the offender. There is no clear explanation of the degree of injury as described above leads to conclusions made by individual examining physicians may differ. Although in practice Indonesia has used a benchmark in determining the degree of injury, but the determination of the degree of injury in certain cases can occur dissent among doctors. Errors in the determination of the degree of injury can lead to injustice for victims and perpetrators of criminal acts. The inaccurate determination of the degree of injury will have an impact on the criminal provisions that will be applied to the case, which will subsequently affect the magnitude of the criminal threat to be imposed on the offender. Under the Penal Code it is stated that the perpetrators of light maltreatment are sentenced to imprisonment for 3 months, the perpetrator shall be sentenced to imprisonment for 2 years and 8 months, and the sentence can be increased up to 5 years if the victim is seriously injured.
Authors and Affiliations
Syarifah Hidayah Fatriah, Mohd Hadyan Wardhana
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