Kejari Jember Tahan 3 Tersangka Perdagangan Orang Ke Cambodia

Three suspects in the TIP case wore orange vests at the Jember Kejari Office who will then be detained at the Class II-A Jember Prison, Thursday (5/10/2023) evening. (ANTARA/HO-Kejari Jember)

Jember District Attorney (Kejari) investigators detained three suspects in the case of the Trafficking in Persons (TPPO) in Cambodia after the East Java Regional Police (Polda) handed over the suspect and evidence of the case.

They are AD (28) residents of Silo District, DE (41) residents of Sumbersari District and HA (30) who have addresses in Sambi Kerep District, Surabaya City and in Silo District, Jember Regency.

"The suspects will then be subject to detention for the next 20 days so that the Public Prosecutor (JPU) prepares the indictment and delegate it to the Jember District Court," said Jember District Attorney I Nyoman Sucitrawan, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, October 5.

According to him, the case will soon be transferred to the Jember District Court for trial because his party has appointed the prosecutor who will handle the case.

"There are three multiple articles that will be imposed on the three TIP suspects. The primary article is Article 4 of Law No. 21 of 2007 concerning the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO)," he said.

Then for the subsidiary article, namely Article 81 in conjunction with Article 69 of Law no. 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PPMI) in conjunction with Article 1 of Government Regulation Number 59 of 2021.

Furthermore, Article 83 in conjunction with Article 68 in conjunction with Article 5 letters b, c, d, e of Law no. 18 of 2017 concerning the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (PPMI) in conjunction with Article 1 of Government Regulation Number 59 of 2021.

"Five victims from Silo District have provided information after they became victims of TIP in Cambodia by the three suspects," he said.

Victims AZ and ID prepared a fee of Rp. 15 million and other costs according to the order of the suspect AD. One of the victims even gave a land certificate as collateral and other costs to the suspect.

The other victims were ACH and PER who had to prepare a fee of Rp. 12 million, while NA victims from Mayang District were asked to pay Rp. 13.5 million before their departure to Cambodia.

"They were employed as scammers or fraudsters on the border of Vietnam and Cambodia with a salary of Rp. 4.5 million, but the victims finally didn't feel at home and asked to return to Indonesia with the help of the government," he said.