PKB Legislator Minta Taufik Hidayat yang Siksa Perempuan Dihukum Kebiri

Member of Commission III of the DPR from the National Awakening Party (PKB) Faction, Abdullah, strongly condemned the brutal act of Taufik Hidayat (30) who imprisoned and tortured a woman with the initials YTR (29) in a sadistic manner in Bandung, West Java. He asked law enforcement to impose the maximum sanction in the form of whipping on the perpetrator.

"We give high appreciation to the West Java Police who moved quickly to arrest the perpetrators. This arrest must be followed up with a firm legal process without compromise," Abdullah told reporters, Wednesday, June 24.

"This crime is not just ordinary persecution, it is an act that deprives the victim of freedom and destroys his dignity repeatedly over a long period of time. The perpetrator deserves the punishment of beheading," he continued.

Abdullah, who sits on the DPR's legal commission, assessed that the whipping sentence was very worthy of consideration given the track record of the perpetrator who has a pattern of repeated violence.

Before being arrested by the police on suspicion of Article 466 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning severe persecution, the perpetrator's ex-wife also admitted that she had been a victim of the perpetrator's brutal violence.

"The fact that the perpetrator is suspected of having committed violence against his ex-wife shows a dangerous pattern of behavior. The whipping sentence is not only a form of punishment, but also an effort to protect the community of RT, especially women, from the potential threat of the perpetrator in the future," he said.

Abdullah also urged the police to immediately open a special complaint post in the field to thoroughly investigate the iceberg of violence committed by the suspect. This step is also considered important to facilitate if there are other victims who have been silent because of trauma or fear of reporting.

"This step is important to trace the pattern of the perpetrator's violence in a comprehensive manner. If there are indeed other victims who have not dared to speak up, the state must be present to provide full protection, both legally and psychologically," he concluded.