IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSE ARREST ON SUSPECTS DURING INVESTIGATIONS (Research Study at the North Sumatra Regional Police)

House arrest of suspects can cause problems such as investigators having difficulty supervising suspects and there is a possibility that suspects will influence witnesses or arrange answers during investigations. The formulation of the problem in this thesis is how the legal regulations regarding the implementation of house and city arrest of suspects in the investigation process, How the application of house arrest regulations for suspects in investigations at the North Sumatra Regional Police, what are the obstacles and efforts to overcome obstacles in handling house arrest of suspects in the investigation process at the North Sumatra Regional Police. The regulation on house arrest is regulated in Article 22 of the Criminal Procedure Code. House arrest must be carried out in the defendant's residence or residence or in a certain house that has been determined. The investigator has the authority to grant house arrest status or not upon a request for suspension of detention as house arrest.