Illnesses as an Excuse for Corrupt Indonesian Offcials to be Free From Legal Liabilities

This research aims to explain the phenomena of illnesses used by corrupt Indonesian leaders to be free from
legal liabilities. Illnesses in the law enforcement of corruption cases became a problem which may inhibit
the legal processes. The research method used is the sociolegal method, which analyzes the society’s social
behavior related to the constitutional regulations. The research data is obtained from the various examples
of the cases of offcials with corruption cases who use the excuse of being sick in order to be free from
legal liabilities. The data also includes constitutional regulations which are related to the theme’s problem.
The research results show the phenomenon of sicknesses used by the corrupt Indonesian offcials to be free
from legal liabilities. With the basis of humanity, thus the legal process is paused for some time, and they
receive special treatment which gives more comfort just as that for sick people. This is also related to the
constitutional regulations in Indonesia which give protection towards the health rights for the Defendant.
Yet, this is usually misused by the defendants to lie or to pretend to be sick.