Three Cases At The South Sumatra High Court Resolved Restorative: Theft Of Cellphones For Daily Necessities To Fights

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PALEMBANG - A total of three cases whose prosecution was handled by three work units (satker) of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati Sumsel) were revoked because they had been resolved through the restorative justice program.

Head of the Legal Information Section of the South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office, Khaidirman, said that three cases agreed to take the path of restorative justice, namely the theft case whose prosecution was handled by the Muara Enim District Attorney (Kejari) with the suspect on behalf of Afriansyah.

The suspect is suspected of violating Article 365 of the Criminal Code for stealing a device belonging to Deva Puspita (the victim) on Sunday, September 19, with the reason to sell it and then use the money to meet daily needs.

Then two cases were reported to each other at the Pagaralam City Kejari, namely one case in the name of Aprida as a suspect and Yuliana as a victim and vice versa. The two of them were suspected of violating Article 351 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code because they had a fight due to a misunderstanding on Monday, August 2.

The last case with the suspect Muhhad was handled by the Kejari Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI). The suspect is alleged to have violated Article 351 paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code because he abused the victim Purwanto on Saturday, September 25.

"Each case has its demands terminated or withdrawn after agreeing to take the path of restorative justice," said Khaidirman, quoted by Antara, Friday, November 26.

Meanwhile, Attorney General ST Burhanuddin said the restorative justice route could be applied to any case that carries a penalty of not more than five years and the resulting loss is not more than IDR 2.5 million.

According to him, the main point emphasized from the restorative justice route is the existence of peace between the two litigants based on mutual forgiveness.

"In South Sumatra there are those who have taken the path of restorative justice, this is a small case. I say the main thing is the word sorry, so that there is no longer a feeling of revenge for forgiving each other. Because of the community's sense of justice, if it goes through a long trial, I believe the grudge will still be there," he said during his working visit to the South Sumatra High Court in Palembang, Thursday, November 25.

According to Attorney General Burhanuddin, nationally there have been 435 cases that have taken the restorative justice route since July 22, 2020. This is a manifestation of the community that law enforcement adheres to the principle of justice.

"With this restorative justice, Alhamdulillah, there are no small cases anymore. It is implemented in order to answer the community's challenges, if the law is not sharp downwards or sharp upwards, but fair as it should be, "said Burhanuddin.