Palembang, The Indonesia Post – Accompanied by a number of members of the Red and White Army Legal Aid Institute (LBH) of South Sumatra (Sumsel), the underage rape victim, called Bunga (7), conducted an audience with the chairperson of the South Sumatra legislative council (DPRD) RA Anita Noeringhati, Monday (22/5/2023).
Their presence is to make this problem a special concern for existing law enforcement agencies, so that similar things don’t happen again, the attention of the women’s and children’s empowerment service for victims who have experienced trauma.
“It happened that (flower) usually went with her grandfather, her grandfather was a masseuse so she entrusted it to her grandfather’s friend (the perpetrator) where the immoral act was committed,” said South Sumatra Red and White Army LBH Chairman Idrasil Tanjung.
He explained, on May 14, 2023 the victim’s family gave legal power to LBH Laskar Merah Putih Sumsel in overseeing this case.
“That same night we immediately coordinated with the Banyuasin Police, and tomorrow we will go to the Banyuasin Police when we want to go home (flower) experiences pain when urinating, and we immediately examine it. It turned out that three days earlier, his own uncle had committed immoral acts at the flower house,” he explained.
As legal adviser, Idrasil Tanjung hopes that incidents like this will not happen to other communities.
“Alhamdulillah, the chairman of the South Sumatra DPRD was very responsive and immediately connected me with the PPPA Office, so the flowers are currently being placed at a halfway house,” he said.
Meanwhile, the chairperson of the DPRD of South Sumatra RA Anita Noeringhati asked law enforcement officials to pay special attention to this case.
“Why am I asking? First, because the victims were children. secondly, we have to protect these victims, 7-year-old children shouldn’t be treated like that from those closest to them,” she explained.
The Golkar party politician added that she had asked the women’s empowerment and child protection service (DPPPA) to be able to provide protection for victims, so they could live normally again.
“I have asked the Women’s and Children’s Empowerment Service to evacuate the victim to a safe house, in this case LBH Laskar Merah Putih will oversee the legal process, and I ask parties, both the police, especially the Banyuasin police and the Banyuasin district court, as well as up to the the upper level, to have special attention quickly, “she explained.
Anita continued, as a woman she felt sad and condemned this incident, considering that the victims were still children and the perpetrators were still people around them.
“Seven years old get treatment like that from the closest people. Well, here I am cursing all of this is a shared responsibility, until later after this legal process is over. What is the continuation of this child because this child is 8 years old and has not yet gone to school, this action was carried out, “she concluded. (ojn/ril)
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