CRIMINAL ACT OF MONEY POLITIC ON THE ELECTION OF THE HEAD OF SRIBATARA VILLAGE LASALIMU DISTRICT, BUTON REGENCY

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In the implementation of the Sribatara Village Head Election in 2018, many people were saddened by money politics, it was even said that money had distorted the implementation of democracy and this showed that the power of money in politics cannot be denied and things like this can damage the image of our democracy which has an impact on development in the village. This research was conducted in Sribatara Village, Lasalimu District, Buton Regency with the type of empirical juridical research. While the research specifications used are descriptive qualitative. The research data used in this study are primary data and secondary data. The method of data collection is done by interview and documentation which is analyzed descriptively with inductive technique. Research resultexplained that most of the people of Sribatara Village were involved in money politics in the Sribatara Pilkades, this was due to the fact that the settlement of money politics crimes had not been explicitly regulated, so that almost all Sribatara Village Head candidates were also involved in money politics which was carried out at the pre-voting stage, and there was no format. complaints of disputes, whether process disputes, outcome disputes or money politics, then in the Buton Regional Regulation number 8 of 2015 concerning Procedures for the Election, Appointment and Dismissal of Village Heads, it can be said that there is a legal vacuum. Settlement of the crime of Money Politics for the Village Head Election of Sribatara Village in the Perda in questionthere are no legal rules that specifically regulate howSettlement of money politics crimes. This results in difficulties in resolving money politics criminal cases legally, which means ideally through legislation and regulationsthe settlement of which should be examined, tried and decided by a court institution so that it is able and can guarantee the completion of the Crime of Money Politic for the Sribatara Village Head Ellection.

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