Jakarta (ANTARA) – Violence against women is still widespread in Indonesia, even in the last 2 weeks, reports in various media have included several incidents of murder of women.
The first case was a woman with the initials RM (50) whose body was found in a suitcase in West Cikarang district, Bekasi Regency, West Java, on April 25.
The perpetrator named Ahmad Arif Ridwan Nuwloh (29) was finally arrested by the police on May 1 while he was on the run in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Ahmad Arif killed his colleague at a hotel in Bandung, West Java.
The perpetrator needed money to pay for his wedding ceremony so he had the heart to kill the victim after first raping her.
Ahmad Arif also stole the money that the victim was carrying at that time, amounting to IDR 43 million, which belonged to the company.
Three other murder cases occurred on the same day.
A female commercial sex worker (PSK) with the initials RA (23) was murdered by her male customer named Amrin Al-Rasyid Pane (20) in a guest house rented by the who committed the crime in Badung Regency, Bali, in the early hours of May. 3.
First the perpetrator ordered female prostitutes through an application on their cell phone. The victim then asked the perpetrator to pay more than the agreed upon, accompanied by threats.
The perpetrator did not agree, then became emotional and killed the victim with the perpetrator’s knife.
The perpetrator put the victim’s body in a suitcase and carried it on a motorcycle, then threw it into the bushes.
In the third case, a man named Tarsum (41) killed and mutilated his wife, Y (40) in Cisontrol Village, Rancah District, Ciamis Regency, West Java, also on May 3.
Tarsum even caused trouble among the residents of his town because he went around offering his wife’s body to his neighbors.
The fourth case occurred in Temboan Village, Maesaan District, South Minahasa, North Sulawesi, at dawn on May 3.
IT (24), a wife, was the victim of a murder committed by her husband, R (26).
The situation of the victim at that time was sleeping with their child.
The man, who had not slept at that time, heard the victim rudely. The perpetrator also suspected that the victim was having an affair, so he became emotional and went mad and killed the victim. In fact, the perpetrator abused his father-in-law until he suffered serious injuries.
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The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) believes that women are at risk of being victims of gender-based violence, which culminates in the worst and saddest violence, which is femicide.
Looking at the motives of the perpetrators and the timing, these four cases are classified as criminal acts of femicide.
This happens because intimate personal relationships between men and women are based on unequal power relations within a framework of patriarchal values.
“It is called femicide because women are killed because they are women,” said Rainy Hutabarat, a member of the National Commission for Women.
Femicide is characterized by attitudes of male dominance and female subordination, dominance, a sense of ownership, aggression or coercion, sexism, and misogyny.
Femicide is an iceberg phenomenon because it is considered a standard crime like murder in general, so there is no data available to record the cases.
In fact, according to Rainy Hutabarat, in national legislation, the terminology of femicide is still not recognized.
On the other hand, cases of femicide are rarely reported to the National Commission on Violence Against Women and victim services groups. Cases of femicide are usually handed over to the police immediately and are only known to the public through the mass media.
The perpetrators in the four femicide cases were people who had personal or intimate relationships, ie colleagues, ‘customers’ and men.
The murders were fueled by economic pressure, customer dissatisfaction with female sex workers, and men’s jealousy of their wives.
In the case of the murder of a woman in Cikarang, the perpetrator and the victim were colleagues. The perpetrator needed money to get married so he stole the office money given by the victim and raped the victim before killing him.
In the case in Bali, the victim asked for more payment accompanied by threats. For perpetrators, the bargaining position of women, especially sex workers, is lower.
The victim was killed and put in a suitcase. This sad act shows a sense of superiority and aggression towards women whose position and bargaining position are considered inferior.
At the same time, in the case of Ciamis, economic reasons were the reason why women were targeted for murder. This shows that when men are under pressure in their lives, women – who are subordinates – will be the target of anger.
At the same time, in the case in South Minahasa, it was the man’s jealousy that motivated the woman’s murder because of the man’s male ego.
Prevent violence against women
The Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection expressed serious concern about the many cases of violence against women that have led to feminism.
The Deputy Director for the Protection of Women’s Rights Ratna Susianawati said that the PPPA Ministry had coordinated with law enforcement officials to move quickly to solve these cases, and ensure that the perpetrators are punished according to statutory regulations.
KemenPPPA through the Women and Children’s Friends (SAPA) service team also coordinates with the local PPPA Service to ensure that they reach out to the victim’s family and that the victim’s rights are met even though the victim has died.
His party continues to strengthen socialization to the public regarding Law No. 12 of 2022 regarding the Criminal Acts of Sexual Violence (UU TPKS) and Law No. 23 of 2004 regarding the Elimination of Domestic Violence (UU PKDRT), so that the public knows the consequences of breaking this law.
Ratna Susianawati also agrees that power relations are unequal in cases of violence against women.
For this reason, women’s independence still needs to be promoted as violence against women is often triggered by economic problems and poverty.
It is believed that women who have economic power can help solve issues related to women, including violence against women.
Communication within the family is also important so that husband and wife problems can be resolved well.
No less important is the role of religious leaders, community leaders and traditional leaders in approaching society to prevent violence against women.
Because prevention efforts are upstream in overcoming the issue of violence against women.
Editor: Achmad Zaenal M
2024-05-09 01:49:26
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