Despite Being Named A Suspect, The Police Did Not Detain The Husband Of The Persecutor Of A 2 Month Pregnant Wife In Serpong Park

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TANGERANG - South Tangerang Police officially named a male suspect with the initials BD (35) on suspicion of committing domestic violence (KDRT) against his wife, TM (23). However, according to information obtained, the perpetrator was not detained.

The Head of Women and Children Service (PPA) of the South Tangerang Police, Iptu Siswanto, said that the suspect was temporarily deemed not to have caused serious injuries or illnesses to the victim. So that he was charged with Article 44 paragraph 4 of the Domestic Violence Law.

The prison sentence for Article 44 paragraph 4 of the Domestic Violence Law is punishable by a maximum imprisonment of 4 (four) months or a maximum fine of IDR 5,000,000.

"For the time being, we can't arrest it because it applies to paragraph 4. His status is still a suspect," said Siswanto when confirmed, Friday, July 14.

"However, the detention period has requirements. The formal and material elements, if the formal is afraid to repeat their actions, are afraid to run away, lose evidence, is that so. If the material is punishable by a sentence of more than 5 years," he continued.

Nevertheless, said Siswanto, his party is still waiting for the results of the post-mortem. The goal is to find out if the victim's injuries are severe or light.

"Well, the provisions for the serious injury are in Article 90 of the Criminal Code. There is no tipiring or anything. If the post-mortem is not finished, the victim is still not able to be questioned," he concluded.