There Are Still Many MPRs Who Fail To Understand The Issue Of The PKS Bill

Lestari Moerdijat/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the MPR RI Lestari Moerdijat emphasized that efforts to provide a complete understanding of the Draft Law on Sexual Violence (RUU TPKS) must continue. According to him, this aims to provide legal certainty and protect victims of sexual violence. the presence of the TPKS Law. "A number of parties do not fully understand the articles in the TPKS Bill so that efforts need to be made to provide understanding to a number of parties," said Lestari Moerdijat in a written statement in Jakarta, Monday, January 17. The plenary session planned for Tuesday (18/1) to decide on the TPKS Bill to be a proposed initiative by the DPR RI, requires the support of a complete understanding from members of the DPR.

According to him, the spirit of DPR members is indeed passionate to include a number of proposals in the TPKS Bill in response to the rampant acts of sexual violence in society. which is broader, namely the humanitarian aspect," he said. Lestari assessed that putting sexual violence as a crime of morality could result in the degradation of the degree of crimes against human values which then only puts the crime of sexual violence as a crime of morality. In fact, according to him, President Jokowi at the time opened the Plenary Cabinet session, at the State Palace, Jakarta, on May 10, 2016, stating that sexual crimes are rampantly occurring as a form of serious crime that must be taken seriously. victim so This has an impact on the weakening of legal settlement efforts," he said. Moreover, according to Lestari, criminal acts of decency in the doctrine of criminal law include personal offenses or subjective offenses so that they cannot be measured objectively such as crimes of sexual violence. It is hoped that from a number of parties, it is hoped that they will be presented with arguments that are easy to understand. This, he said, is so that the legal instruments really provide legal certainty in preventing, protecting, and rehabilitating victims.