Baleg Agrees On Bill On Sexual Violence To Be Taken To Plenary, 7 Factions Agree

Chairman of the working committee (Panja) TPKS Bill Willy Aditya/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - The Legislative Body (Baleg) of the DPR has agreed to bring the Draft Law on the Crime of Sexual Violence (RUU TPKS) to be followed up at the nearest plenary meeting. After the 7 factions declared their approval, even though there was 1 faction that postponed it and 1 faction refused.

The chairman of the working committee (Panja) of the TPKS Bill Willy Aditya said Baleg had written to the leadership of the DPR regarding the results of today's meeting. The contents of the letter are an effort so that the draft TPKS Bill that has been ratified can be finalized as a proposed bill on the initiative of the DPR.

"Earlier, we have communicated with the leadership of the DPR, Baleg wrote to the leadership to schedule it at the Bamus and we still have a closing plenary session. God willing, we will include it in the closing plenary to be taken as the initiative's right from the DPR," said Willy at the DPR building, Wednesday, December 8.

The NasDem Party politician seemed relieved that the TPKS Bill could soon be ratified by the DPR. However, not all factions agree with the bill. Because, said Willy, this law is eagerly awaited by the public in order to get justice for victims of sexual violence.

"This is an objective requirement for us. As the chair of the committee, I thank you, all parties involved, not only us in the courtroom, but the public, victims who need justice are really waiting for the law to come," he explained.

"God willing, we are still in communication, earlier I said if I could get permission to convene during the recess, why not, after all, other laws can do it," continued Willy.

Willy hopes that the presence of this law can be felt that the presence of the state is really real. Then, the victim does not need to be afraid anymore, let alone experience re-fictimization.

"With the draft law that will become the TPSK Law, there is no more re-fiximization, no more Baiq Nuril, this is a progressive breakthrough. We are doing it to protect victims and people who are really vulnerable, be it children with disabilities and so on," said Willy.