Commission III Of The House Of Representatives Asks Police To Dismantle The Baby Traffic Syndicate Network To Singapore

JAKARTA - Member of Commission III of the DPR RI, Gilang Dhielafararez asked the Indonesian Police to dismantle a network of infant trafficking syndicates to Singapore. He urged that the intellectual actor of the crime practice be arrested.

Gilang said that the cross-border baby trafficking case that was recently uncovered by the West Java Regional Police was not just an ordinary violation of the law. According to him, this case is a form of organized crime.

"Of course we appreciate the ranks of the West Java Regional Police who have uncovered this case and arrested a network of infant trafficking syndicates. We hope that all parties involved can be revealed," said Gilang, Thursday, July 17.

Gilang said the practice of infant trafficking threatens the integrity of Indonesia's legal system and injures human values. "This is not a single incident or individual negligence. This is an organized crime and a real portrait of a systemic loophole that is exploited by parties who make babies an object of trade," said Gilang.

Gilang also highlighted the legal administrative problems in this case where the existence of the KK and official passports on the babies they sold showed that there were loopholes in the bureaucracy used by certain individuals.

"If a baby can be put in a fake Family Card and get an official passport, then it's time for us to admit that there is a fatal leak in the state bureaucracy," he said.

Therefore, Gilang encouraged that the perpetrators of trade syndicates to go to Singapore must be dealt with firmly. "The baby trade must be stopped with firm action that includes the arrest and severe punishment for the perpetrator syndicate, as well as full protection for the victim," said Gilang.

In addition, the member of the House Law Enforcement Commission also urged a total evaluation of the civil registration system, hospital supervision, adoption bureau, and immigration. According to Gilang, strengthening the digital integrity system, periodic audits of access to population data, as well as strict supervision of identity and travel document printing institutions must be carried out immediately.

Gilang also emphasized that law enforcement should not stop at the perpetrators in the field, but must be traced to the main actors behind this network. If necessary, he said, the Indonesian government cooperates with the Singapore government.

"Symbolic action will not solve the problem. We need a thorough investigation that dares to touch the root of the network, not just the branches and branches. Tumpas is complete by arresting the intellectual actor," concluded the legislator from the Central Java II electoral district.

"Corruption across countries is the key in breaking down transnational human trafficking chains," concluded Gilang.

As is known, the West Java (West Java) Regional Police dismantled a infant trafficking syndicate that sells children abroad, including Singapore, which has been operating since 2023.

The babies that will be sent for sale in Singapore are accommodated in a place in Bandung before being sent to Pontianak, West Kalimantan. This child trafficking syndicate is recorded to have carried out 24 baby sales transactions, with 15 babies known to have been brought to Singapore.

A total of 12 people have been named as suspects in the infant sales syndicate to Singapore. From the results of the interrogation, it was revealed that each baby was sold for around Rp. 11 million to Rp. 16 million per child.

Regarding the delivery route for babies to Singapore, the police found that Pontianak in West Kalimantan, was used as a transit point. In Pontianak, syndicates make population and immigration documents for infants, such as Family Cards (KK) and passports.