Chief Of Police: Settlement Of Matters With Restorative Justice Increases Throughout 2021

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stated that the settlement of cases using a restorative justice approach throughout 2021 will increase by 28.3 percent from 9,199 cases in 2020 to 11,811 cases.

According to Sigit, the settlement of cases with a restorative justice approach in order to provide a sense of justice, especially cases involving small communities and small cases.

"The Indonesian National Police has changed the pattern by prioritizing a restorative justice approach, especially in cases where it is felt that there is no need to go to court," said Sigit in a year-end release held at the National Police Headquarters, Jakarta, quoted by Antara, Friday, December 31.

In his presentation, Sigit explained, restorative justice in 2020 was 9,199 cases or 3.3 percent of the number of events reported in 2020 as many as 275,933 cases.

While restorative justice in 2021 as many as 11,811 cases or 5.3 percent of the number of reported incidents as many as 222,543 cases.

According to Sigit, a restorative justice approach is desired by the community, especially for small problems faced by small communities, because if it is raised it will lead to polemics related to a sense of justice.

"Especially for small communities that we have to help, minimize the appearance of bad views regarding the sense of justice that must be fought for," said Sigit.