Kedudukan Terdakwa sebagai Saksi (Saksi Mahkota) terhadap Terdakwa Lain dalam Tinjauan Hukum Acara Pidana

The role of the accused as a witness to be part of the crime scene is considered to have potential in the unmasked crimes are more significant. This occurs when the crimes involve multiple actors performed together. He can provide important evidence about who was involved, what the role of each actor, how the crime was carried out, and where other evidence could be found. In order for the defendant as a witness is willing to cooperate in disclosure of a case, the public prosecutor to use the existing legal instruments in the Code of Criminal Procedure (Criminal Procedure Code). In Indonesia allows that "person" is used as a witness to the perpetrator who committed the crime together with the authority of the public prosecutor in prosecuting offenders and a witness to the case file is different. The purpose of this study to determine the position of the crown witness in Indonesia and uncover the veil of evil, know how to crown witnesses in the criminal justice practices in Indonesia. The method used in this research is normative. From the results of this research is that the concept of witness crown in Indonesia is a witness taken from the suspect or the accused in the crimes committed jointly, the testimony given by the defendant to the other defendants carried out by the public prosecutor to prosecute the accused with the case files separately ( split) and the testimony of the defendant as a witness is different from the testimony of the defendant as the defendant and the defendant as a witness if testimony different from each other, it can be proposed offense of perjury. The testimony he gave regarded as valid evidence and on the testimony can be given a reduced sentence in consideration of the judge. The testimony also can reveal a veil of evil. The design of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the draft Law on the Amendment of the Law on Witness and Victim Protection has included provisions granting immunity from prosecution and other legal protection provisions of the crown witnesses who have participated role in crime prevention efforts