Legal Accountability of Public Officials for Abuse of Authority in Corruption Crimes

Abuse of authority by public officials is one of the legal problems that can be related to corruption. These acts need to be studied to distinguish administrative violations from corruption crimes. This study aims to analyze the abuse of authority and criminal law accountability against public officials. The method used is normative juridical with a statutory approach and a conceptual approach. The results of the study show that abuse of authority can be categorized as a criminal act of corruption if it meets the elements in Article 3 of Law Number 31 of 1999 concerning the Eradication of Corruption as amended by Law Number 20 of 2001. In conclusion, criminal accountability must be based on proving the elements of criminal acts in order to create legal certainty and fair law enforcement.