Jakarta –
DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office (Kajati) Head, Reda Manthovani conveyed the case file for the perpetrator AG (15) in the abuse case against David Ozora (17) has been accepted by his party. Now the file is being investigated.
“It’s already in, the paperwork has been processed, maybe within a week we will make a decision because the time limit is 7 days,” said Reda during a press conference in Jakarta, Sunday (19/3/2023).
Reda said that his party had seven days or one week to examine the file. He estimates that the case files and suspects can be transferred to court next week.
“Later on returning it is also limited in time. Maybe there are a number of things that need to be completed, there is an acceleration. It is estimated that next week it will be completed and can be delegated to court,” he added.
No Restorative Justice
On the same occasion, Reda emphasized that his party would process the case professionally. He emphasized that there is no peace or restorative justice (RJ).
“The clarification regarding questions at the doorstop was not recorded, so no, it was misguided everywhere. Because that is democracy in Indonesia. We will only resolve this case as professionally as possible so that a sense of justice is achieved for the people,” said Reda.
Reda explained that after visiting David at Mayapada Hospital some time ago, he was asked about the chances of RJ being involved in the case. Reda then explained the concept of RJ in the Juvenile Justice System Law, considering that one of the perpetrators and the victim was a child, AG’s son and the victim David.
“When someone asked journalists about RJ against AG’s children. Child perpetrators are regulated in the Juvenile Criminal Justice System Law. The victim David was also a child, regulated in the Child Protection Act. In this law there is an RJ concept called diversion,” he said.
Reda then explained in the concept of diversion. He said peace was carried out if there was an agreement between the perpetrator and the victim that could be carried out in cases with certain criteria.
“Considering that some journalists have asked about RJ, yes, it’s possible that you haven’t heard the word diversion infrequently, so I described it, I explained that there needed to be a peace bargaining forum. Now the question that was asked was indeed something tucked in that you couldn’t hear because it was indeed at the bottom,” he said.
“That’s what I describe as the concept of child perpetrators, there is what is called the concept of peace, so that peace must also be seen, there must also be an agreement between the perpetrator, the victim and/or their family. Then there are also criteria for what crime can be imposed,” he continued.
Reda said David’s condition had not yet recovered. He said it was impossible to make peace.
“Meanwhile, the child process is accelerating, currently the victim cannot communicate properly, so it is impossible for an agreement to be made,” he added.
(dek/fas)
