Jakarta –
Head of DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office (Kajati) Reda Manthovani clarified the issue circulating that his party offered that the case of maltreatment against David Ozora (17) by Mario Dandy (20) resolved by a restorative justice mechanism or Restorative Justice (RJ). Reda emphasized that his party would process the case professionally.
“The clarification regarding questions at the doorstop was not recorded, so no, it went nowhere. Because that’s democracy in Indonesia. We will only resolve this case as professionally as possible so that a sense of justice is achieved for the people,” Reda told reporters in Jakarta, Sunday. (19/3/2023).
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.
(deck/knv)
