Pengembalian Aset pada Tindak Pidana Korupsi Di Maluku Melalui Uang Pengganti

Corruption-related criminal offenses represent a significant challenge in Indonesia. The high number of cases and the financial losses to the state consistently make headlines in the mass media, causing considerable concern among the public. The Indonesian government has made efforts to combat this issue by enacting laws such as Law Number 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption and Law Number 20 of 2001, an amendment to Law Number 31 of 1999. This research employs the Juridical Empirical method, which examines positive law provisions, legal principles, legal doctrines, and legal principles to address the legal issues at hand. The imposition of compensation as a penalty is considered an additional punishment, contingent upon the judge's discretion in evaluating the evidence presented during the trial. The confiscation of assets resulting from corruption can occur through both criminal and civil avenues. In the criminal pathway, the process involves asset tracking, freezing or confiscating assets, asset seizure, return, and handover. Meanwhile, the civil route is utilized if there are still assets owned by the convict suspected to originate from corrupt practices that have not yet been seized by the state. Keywords: Asset Recovery, Corruption Offenses, Compensation Money.Corruption is an extraordinary crime in Indonesia. The number of cases that occur and the amount of state financial losses always adorn the news in the mass media and are very disturbing to the public.  The research method used is empiris juridical, which is a research.The substitute money penalty is indeed formulated as an additional crime, its facultative nature only adds to the main criminal sanction. Imposition of replacement money is very dependent on the discretion of the judge in assessing the evidence that appears in the trial. Confiscation of assets resulting from corruption or means of corruption through criminal prosecution if the public prosecutor can prove the guilt of the defendant in committing the criminal act of corruption and the assets that have been confiscated in the case are the proceeds of the crime of corruption. Confiscation of assets resulting from criminal acts that cause losses to state finances can be carried out in two ways, namely confiscation of assets through criminal channels and confiscation through civil lawsuits. -asset. Confiscation of assets through a civil lawsuit is carried out if it is known that there are still assets belonging to the convict which are suspected or reasonably suspected.&nbsp