Viral Mothers Arrested With Their Breastfeeding Children, The Procuratorate Clarified

JAKARTA - The news of a housewife being detained with her breastfeeding child is viral on social media. The NTB High Prosecutor's Office clarified this news.

In a statement forwarded by the Head of the General Prosecutor's Office, Leonard Eben Ezer Simanjuntak, the housewife of the case of the destruction of the cigarette factory was transferred to the second phase of the suspect's transfer (transfer) to the Central Lombok Kejari on February 16. The suspect Hultiah et al are suspected of violating Article 170 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.

"Whereas on February 16, 2021, to be precise at 10:00 WITA, the Central Lombok Police investigators confronted the suspect and evidence accompanied by a medical certificate stating that the defendants were in good health," said the NTB Attorney's statement, Monday, February 22.

"As well as the suspects, after the second stage of the investigation by the Public Prosecutor was convoluted and uncooperative and was given the opportunity to reconcile through restorative justice efforts, but the four suspects still refused," he continued.

When the suspect was confronted, the investigators were not accompanied by their family or legal advisers and never brought children to the stage 2 reception room of the Central Lombok District Prosecutor's Office.

"Whereas because Article 170 of the Criminal Code which is suspected of being an article that can be detained, the suspects have been given their rights by the public prosecutor to contact their families to submit a request not to be detained and as a guarantor as in the SOP," continued NTB Attorney General's Office.

However, until the end of working hours at 16.00 WITA, the families of the suspects did not come to the Central Lombok Kejari office. Also granted the right to peace. But rejected.

"As well as being convoluted during the second stage of the examination so that the Public Prosecutor must immediately take a stand and because the alleged article fulfills the subjective and objective requirements based on the aforementioned considerations, the suspects are detained by the Public Prosecutor at the Praya Tengah Police," continued the NTB Attorney General. .

On Wednesday, February 17th, the prosecutor transferred the defendants' cases to the Praya District Court. The Praya District Court issued a detention order for the defendant since 17 February.

"That regarding the news and photos circulating on social media that the defendants were detained with their children by the prosecutor is not true, but the families of the defendants deliberately took the children of the defendants at the Praya Tengah Polsek and at the Praya Detention Center to join the defendants based on the permission of the detention center. "Continued the NTB Attorney General.

"That the issue of why we were detained has explained with the above considerations and the defendants as per the Criminal Procedure Code still have the right to postpone detention at the next stage, namely the trial stage, namely by submitting a request for suspension of detention to the judge because at this time the status of detention of the judge and the judge is authorized. determine whether it can be suspended or not, "said the NTB Attorney General's Office.