'We Ask That The Perpetrator Be Given The Maximum Sentence', Kak Seto Hoped To The Semarang District Court Judge When The Molester Father Was Sentenced

SEMARANG - Chairman of the Indonesian Child Protection Agency (LPAI) Seto Mulyadi or familiarly called Kak Seto asked the Semarang District Court to impose the maximum sentence on the father who was tried for molesting his stepdaughter.

"We ask that the perpetrators be given the maximum sanction. Hopefully, the panel of judges will pay attention," said Kak Seto after an audience with the chairman of the Semarang District Court in Semarang, Central Java, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, May 31.

Kak Seto hopes that this will have a deterrent effect and will not happen again.

According to him, the Semarang District Court is very aware of the importance of child protection. As a result, sexual crimes must receive serious attention.

In addition to focusing on the crime against the perpetrators, he said, attention to children who are victims must also be seriously addressed.

"Continuous treatment. Thus the impact experienced by victims can be reduced," he said.

Meanwhile, Semarang District Court Spokesperson Kukuh Subyakto appreciated the public's support for the case being handled by the Semarang District Court. "We are considering the voices of the community," he said.

However, he continued, the sentencing of a defendant is highly dependent on the facts of the trial. The Semarang District Court tried RD, a father suspected of molesting his stepdaughter.

The trial of the case, which was heard behind closed doors, has entered the witness examination agenda.