OPINI MAHASISWA MENGENAI ISU PEMINDAHAN LOKASI PELAKSANAAN HUKUM CAMBUK KE PENJARA (Studi Kasus Pada Mahasiswa Prodi Hukum FISIP UTU)

Abstract

This research aims to analyze how students of Law Major of Social and Political Sciences Faculty of
Teuku Umar University responded to the issue of transferring the location of the execution of the caning
to prison. Spiral of silence theory is the underlying theory of this research. The method used in this
research is quantitative descriptive method by distributing questionnaires to 20 students. From the results
of the research found that the students did not agree with the government plan to move the location of the
execution of the caning to prison. It is considered that such a punishment will not make the defendants
deterrent because the effect of shame does not exist. The defendant will not be punished by the public for
not being shown publicly. The students also considered that the prohibition to take pictures and
recordings when the process of application of caning law should not be prohibited. In addition the
students considered that the implementation of caning law in the mosque will not cause a sense of the
phobia of investors to instill their shares in Aceh and the implementation of caning law in the mosque
does not violate human rights. The students alleged the transfer of location of the canning law full of
political interests so it is feared that the ruling parties in violation of the Shariah will not receive the
caning punishment because of their power.
Keyword: Opinion, students of Law Major, Caning
1. PENDAHULUAN