The Civil Case Of Pinjol Dominates Legal Services Received By LBH Surabaya

Illustration - East Java Police Chief Inspector General Nico Afinta (Photo: Didik Suhartono/Antara)

JAKARTA - Civil cases online or online loans dominate the legal services of legal aid institutions (LBH) Surabaya during the period January to November 30, 2021, reaching 62.86 percent or 110 cases. Abdul Wachid Habibullah in a press statement, Saturday, December 25 said, the second case that dominates is criminal cases as much as 35.43 percent or 62 cases. "As of November 30, 2021, LBH Surabaya has provided legal consulting services to 179 cases. This number has decreased from the previous two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic," he said as quoted by Antara. , Sunday, December 26. He said that the most civil cases were debt and credit problems with 26 cases, divorce 18 cases, inheritance 16 cases, and labor 12 cases. online loans, this proves that if the case of online loan payables is required, the community's legal understanding of law is needed the civil law, considering that debt and receivable problems can have an impact on other problems, both for creditors and debtors or regarding legal protection regulations for the public for online loans," he said.

As for the criminal, he said, his party received reports of 23 types of criminal cases received by LBH Surabaya, namely 17 cases of embezzlement, 8 ITE cases, 5 cases of domestic violence, 4 cases of narcotics, 4 cases of molestation. under the law, people are victims of embezzlement and the effects of the pandemic, namely ITE and domestic violence cases are increasing because of the massive internet era in the pandemic and the work from home policy," he said. are residents other than residents of Surabaya and Sidoarjo Regency as well as those who are spread across the province of East Java, some even from outside the province of East Java. "In addition to providing legal assistance services in the form of consultations, LBH Surabaya also provides legal assistance services in the form of handling litigation cases (handling cases/cases). in court or in the judicial process) or non-litigation," he said.