Malang Police Arrest Student Couples Perpetrators Of Abortion

Malang Deputy Chief of Police, Kompol Wisnu S Kuncoro (left) when he showed evidence of an abortion case at the Malang Police Headquarters, East Java, Saturday (9/9/2023). ANTARA/Vicki Febrianto.

Malang Resort Police arrested a pair of students with the initials MKP (22) and her lover LAM (22) who was the perpetrator of an abortion to a baby in the womb aged five months. Malang Deputy Chief of Police Commissioner Wisnu S Kuncoro said the suspect MKP offered fetal abortion drugs to LAM after finding out that his girlfriend was pregnant. "The suspect in Bangsal, Mojokerto Regency, East Java. Both of them are students. According to him, the suspect carried out the abortion practice on August 22, 2023. The MKP handed over the abortion drug to the suspect, and was immediately used by the suspect. "The next day, LAM felt pain in his stomach, and then the five-month-old fetus came out. The process was assisted by the suspect MKP," he said. He said, the dead fetus was wrapped in a white cloth and brought by the suspect MKP at his colleague's boarding house named Hilda Diah. However, knowing the suspect's actions, Hilda Diah reported the case to the police. "The suspect was arrested on September 4, 2023 in the Malang City area. The arrest was made because two pieces of evidence were sufficient," he said.

The police are also still investigating the drug reduction drug received by the MKP suspect. The MKP suspect admitted to getting the drug from one of his colleagues. The LAM suspect was charged with Article 342 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 341 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with 80 paragraph (3) and or Article 76C of Law no. 35 of 2014 concerning amendments to Law no. 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection. Meanwhile, MKP is subject to Article 344 of the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 343 of the Criminal Code and or 80 paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 76C of Law No. 35 of 2014 concerning amendments to Law No. 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection. Both face a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.