REFORMING INDONESIAN RAPE LAW: PERKOSAAN TERHADAP LAKI-LAKI

The criminal act of rape in Indonesia is regulated in several legal regulations, namely the Old Criminal Code, Law No. 23 of 2004 concerning PKDRT, Law No. 12 of 2022 concerning TPKS and Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the New Criminal Code. However, the regulations regarding rape in these regulations still have gaps to accommodate the development of rape crimes such as rape against men. This article aims to find out and analyze the legal formulation regarding the regulations for the crime of rape in these regulations as well as what the appropriate legal formulation is in regulating the act of rape against men in Indonesia. The method used in this research is normative juridical with library study data collection techniques. The results of the research are that the legal formulation regarding the criminal act of rape contained in several laws and regulations in Indonesia currently still creates a void and legal ambiguity in terms of regulations regarding rape against men. The conclusions and suggestions in this writing are, to reformulate several elements in the formulation of articles regarding rape which still have the potential to cause gaps and ambiguity in the law, so that rape against men can be accommodated. The author suggests that the government review the existing rape articles in light of the current conditions of crime development in Indonesia and for law enforcement officials to further expand their knowledge regarding the development of legal regulations regarding the crime of rape in Indonesia.