LEGAL PROTECTION FOR JUVENILE DEFENDANTS IN CASES OF GANG ASSAULT

(A Case Study Of Verdict Number 5/Pid.Sus- Anak/2022/Pn Smr & 10/Pid.Sus-Anak/2023/Pn Bpp)

Abstract

Children are the nation's next generation who have an important role in advancing the nation. During a child's growth and development period, many things that occur in children's delinquency result in criminal acts such as beatings. Beatings carried out by children can result in children facing the law. Legal Protection is an activity carried out based on statutory regulations with the aim of protecting the growth and development of children, both physically, mentally and socially. Therefore, law enforcement and appropriate legal handling of children as perpetrators of criminal acts of beatings are needed. Children who are in conflict with the law must obtain their rights to justice and protection as regulated by Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning child protection and Law Number 11 of 2012 concerning the Juvenile Criminal Justice System.