Legal Liability of Perpetrators of Criminal Offenses Involving the Misuse of the Transportation and Sale of Subsidized 3-Kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
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One of the persistent problems in energy distribution in Indonesia is the misuse of the transportation and trading of 3 kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This gives rise to subsidy distribution that fails to reach its intended recipients, causing harm to the community as a whole and to the state budget. A notable discrepancy continues to exist in judicial practice between the criminal penalties prescribed by law and the sentences actually handed down by judges, despite the fact that legal provisions have established significant criminal threats for such offences. This study aims to analyse the form of legal accountability applicable to those who abuse the transportation and trading of subsidised 3 kg LPG. The method employed is normative legal research, utilising a legislative approach and a conceptual approach. The results of the study show that the actions of perpetrators fulfil the elements of criminal offences as stipulated in the applicable laws and regulations, such that perpetrators may be held criminally accountable. However, in practice, judges tend to impose relatively lighter sentences than those threatened under the law, taking into account mitigating factors and the judge's assessment of the circumstances of each case.
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