ABSTRACT : This study aims to find out and examine the obstacles investigators use electronic information technology in the process of inquiry and investigation to uncover criminal acts of persecution (a case study of the persecution that led to the death of the victim Augustine ) normative research supported by empirical data. The results showed that the obstacles faced by investigators at the DitreskrimumPoldaSultra in the use of technology related to the process of investigating and investigating cases of abuse that caused the death of people consisted of 3 (three) obstacles, namely: first , Obstacles in Legal Substance: a. The Criminal Code does not recognize electronic evidence; b. The evidence in the Electronic Transaction Information Law is not supported by adequate implementing regulations; and c. There is no progressive legal umbrella in terms of Standard Operating Procedures for the use of technology in the process of investigating criminal acts of persecution that cause people to die.
KEYWORDS: Investigators, Electronic Evidence, Persecution