Bekasi District Attorney's Office Stops Prosecution Of Meatball Traders Cases

The suspect signed a letter of settlement of the case based on restorative justice resulting from peace efforts (ANTARA)

BEKASI The District Attorney's Office (Kejari) of Bekasi Regency, West Java, has decided to stop prosecuting a criminal case against a meatball trader with the initials HJS through a restorative justice mechanism.

"We have terminated the prosecution based on restorative justice for meatball traders who made a mistake in beating them," said Head of the Bekasi District Attorney's Office, Dwi Astuti Beniyati, quoted by ANTARA Tuesday, January 21.

This termination was marked by the submission of a decree Number: TAP-4/M.2.31/Eoh.2/01/2025 after being approved by the Head of the West Java High Prosecutor's Office. HJS was previously suspected of violating Article 351 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

This case began when HJS, who was returning from the market with his wife, saw a victim clashing with another motorcycle rider on Jalan Tugu Village, Karakasih Village, North Cikarang. HJS reprimanded the victim for judging that the action caused traffic jams.

However, the reprimand sparked a dispute, and HJS hit the victim twice. After the incident, HJS offered the victim for treatment and stated that he was ready to take legal responsibility. However, the victim refused and revealed his identity as a member of the police.

Peace efforts were facilitated by the Bekasi District Attorney's Office on Thursday (12/12/2024) involving suspects, victims, families, religious leaders, community leaders, and investigators. The victim accepted HJS' apology without asking for compensation.

"We facilitated this peace, and the victim welcomed the suspect's apology. Support from families, community leaders, and investigators strengthened this process," Dwi explained.

The Prosecutor's Office has stopped prosecution based on the suspect's consideration that this is the first time he has committed a criminal act, the threat of a criminal sentence of no more than five years, peace has occurred between the victim and the suspect and where the suspect is a meatball seller with uncertain income who must support his wife and elderly parents.

"We have also stopped prosecution based on restorative justice against two other cases, namely the suspect Emiliya alias Lia (Article 362 of the Criminal Code) and Dedi Kurnia alias Wawan (Article 480 of the Criminal Code)," added Dwi.

This step is taken as a form of law enforcement that is not only firm, but also prioritizes humanity and a sense of justice for the community.