October 13, 2025JUSTITIA JURNAL HUKUMOpen Access

The Position of The Defendant’s Statement as Evidence in The Perpective of Islamic Criminal Justice

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This study examines the strength of defendant testimony in Indonesian and Islamic criminal law, suggesting key differences in evidence assessment.

Defendant testimony carries weak evidence status in Indonesian criminal law, necessitating support from two other valid evidences.
Islamic criminal law permits defendant testimony (iqrar) as strong evidence, especially in cases of ta'zir, standing alone.
The study employs a normative juridical method to explore the legal positioning of defendant testimony in both systems.
Despite differences in evidence weight, both systems emphasize prudence and justice in assessing defendant statements.

Ritonga et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This study examines the strength of defendant testimony in Indonesian and Islamic criminal law, suggesting key differences in evidence assessment.