Juridical Study On The Application Of Articles 296 And 506 Of The Criminal Code To Perpetrators Of Online Prostitution

Prostitution in Indonesia has been around since the Dutch colonial era and later expanded in Indonesia and even to various regions. Prostitution is a deed by a person or group of people whose purpose is to trade someone or some person to benefit. Various ways and motives were done by the perpetrators of prostitution so as not to smell their crimes by law enforcement officers. Law No. 1 of 1946 on criminal Law regulation or the Book of Criminal Law is the answer to the issue of prostitution. However, with the rapid development of technology allows the variation of prostitution to be done in a way that is easier through online media. The existence of the chapters in Law No. 1 of 1946 concerning criminal law regulation are then no longer felt and do not have relevance to the various crimes of prostitution that are increasingly modern today. The emphasis was made in Article 296 of Jo. Article 506 of the criminal CODE is to punish those who become pimps/brokers/service providers therefore women commercial sex workers are as victims. However, with the development of modern prostitution which provides widespread access not only to pimps/brokers/service providers as perpetrators, but also commercial sex workers as actors because they also sell themselves to the willingness and not the coercion of others. On the basis of this, more legislation was formed such as Act No. 11 year 2008 about ITE, Law No. 21 of 2007 on the Eradication of criminal trafficking in persons and some other relevant laws and regulations. The results of this study are elaborated in the formulation of chapters 296 and 506 of the CRIMINAL code and are associated with more specific legislation and outlining the barriers occurring in the law enforcement of online prostitution and the efforts that can be made to eradicate criminal acts of prostitution online. Keyword: Online Prostitution, Commercial Sex Workers, Criminal Code