Parents Of Exchanged Babies In Bogor Report Sentosa Hospital To Police

S's attorney, Rusdy Ridho when reporting at the Bogor Police Headquarters, Cibinong, Bogor Regency, West Java, Friday (1/9/2023). (ANTARA/M Fikri Setiawan)

BOGOR - The two parents with the initials S and D, whose babies were swapped one year ago while giving birth, reported the management of Sentosa Hospital (RS), Kemang, Bogor Regency, West Java, to the Bogor Resort Police.

S's attorney, Rusdy Ridho, when reporting, said that there was no common ground in the mediation between S and D and the management of the hospital. So, both of them chose to take legal action.

"We reported them with the Consumer Protection Law Article 62 because what we will target in this report is that the business actors are not individuals from the nurses," Rusdy said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, September 1.

He included evidence in the form of DNA test results from Puslabfor which confirmed that two baby boys from S and D were swapped after the delivery process.

Offers from Sentosa Hospital during mediation were in the form of medical assistance and scholarships for children to high school. However, S and D agreed to reject the offer.

"Which has all been covered by the state. Every citizen is required by BPJS, then from elementary to high school it's free, right? It's the country," said Rusdy.

Meanwhile, Attorney D, Binsar Aritonang, said that his client and S were both victims of negligence at Sentosa Hospital.

"So I think we should reject the offer. We will carry out criminal and civil charges," said Binsar.

Bogor Police on Friday (25/8) night announced the results of a DNA test stating that two babies and their parents were swapped after one year ago giving birth in the same place, Sentosa Hospital, Kemang District, Bogor.

"Based on the results of the Puslabfor Bareskrim Polri, where it was found that it was fixed 99.99 percent based on data provided by the Kapuslabfor that the child was indeed swapped," said Rio.

The series of cases were revealed to the public when the parents of Ciseeng, Bogor Regency, West Java, Siti Mauliah (37) and Muhamad Tabrani (52) reported to the Bogor Police Women and Children Service Unit (PPA) on August 10, 2023.

Siti Mauliah reported that her baby was allegedly swapped after undergoing caesarean surgery at Sentosa Hospital, Kemang District, Bogor Regency on July 18, 2022.