A CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN THE PROCUREMENT OF GOVERNMENT GOODS AND SERVICES THROUGH E-PROCUREMENT SYSTEM.

Electronic system of e-procurement indicates an important development for the purchasing process, offering benefits to the organization through the efficiency of the purchasing process and reducing prices. However, there are several forms of corruption that commonly performed in the procurement process of goods and services both overtly or not. A factor of the high level of local government? corruption, especially by regional heads is related to political cost. The research is a normative research. The results show that the criminal liability in the procurement of government goods and services through the e-procurement system still has a number of weaknesses. However, it has not been supported by an effective supervision system. Law enforcement for corruption act in the sector of the procurement of goods and services cannot only prioritize enforcement which has proven costly. However, it must be balanced with preventive aspects that can anticipate or minimize corrupt practices in the procurement of goods and services. Enforcement and prevention must analogously, if there are enforcement, then recommendations for improvement must also be conducted.