Legal Literacy - Concurrence of criminal acts or concursus or samenloop van strafbarefeiten is when a person commits an act that violates several criminal rules. Concurrence of criminal acts is regulated in Book One Chapter VI Criminal Code (hereinafter referred to as "KUHP"), starting from Article 63 to Article 71 of the KUHP. Regarding the concept of recidivism, concursus there is a difference, namely between one act and another, a judge has never imposed a crime, while recidivism is the aggravation of punishment for repeating a criminal act.

Types of Concurrence of Criminal Acts

Theoretically, concurrence of criminal acts is divided into three, namely concursus realis, concursus idealis, and continuing acts. The following is a description of the concurrence of criminal acts regulated in the KUHP.

Concursus Idealis

Concursus idealis or eendaadse samenloop is the concurrence of criminal acts when an act violates several criminal provisions. This concept is regulated in Article 63 of the KUHP. For example, A shoots B who is in front of the window of B's house. The shot resulted in B's death and the glass of B's house breaking. A's actions can be subject to Article 338 jo. Article 406 jo. Article 63 paragraph (1) of the KUHP.

According to Pompe, concursus idealis occurs when a person commits a concrete act directed at one goal, namely the object or object of the…