August 15, 2025Open Access

When Punishment Becomes Political Currency : The Penological Theater of the Tom Lembong Case

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Qualitative analysis examines punishment as political theater in the Tom Lembong case, suggesting challenges to classical penological frameworks.

Punishment in the Tom Lembong case reflects the use of legal institutions as tools of political theater, aiming for narrative control.
Findings indicate that punishment served as symbolic currency rather than legal redress, transforming into a performance of power.
Using a qualitative research method, this analysis engaged with literature on penology, sovereignty, and post-truth politics.
The study highlights the inadequacy of traditional frameworks and suggests a new post-penological approach to understand punishment in political contexts.

Kadir et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Qualitative analysis examines punishment as political theater in the Tom Lembong case, suggesting challenges to classical penological frameworks.