THE ESSENCE OF ESTABILISH WITNESS AND VICTIM PROTECTION AGENCY IN INDONESIA

One form of protection to society is One form of protection to society is to be done by providing legal protection through a judicial process in case of criminal offense or referred to as the criminal justice system (criminal justice system). In a judicial process, the main character is the perpetrator or the suspect / accused of crimes. If a person has been prosecuted based on evidence that has been obtained from the investigation team that he has changed the status of the accused. This defendant who then will undergo a legal process in court. A defendant has the right to obtain legal assistance even since he was still a suspect. The role of a witness in any proceedings of criminal case is very important because often witness testimony can influence and determine the tendency of the judge's decision. A witness has the ability that can determine which way the verdict. This gives effect to every witness so that it always gets great attention by the actors involved in the trial as well as by community legal observers.