Allegations Of Corruption And Human Rights Violations, Golkar Asks Officials To Take Strict Action From Langkat Regent

Langkat Regent's House/Photo: VOI

JAKARTA - The human cage in the house of the Regent of Langkat is deactivated. The publication of the War Plan became public attention after it was found during a search of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The KPK is known to have arrested Terbit in connection with the alleged corruption case last week in the North Sumatra district.

In response to this, the Golkar Party as the party that oversees the non-active Langkat Regent Terbit Plan Warin Angin will take firm steps if it is true that elements of human rights violations are found. Namely dismissal as a banyan party cadre.

"If there are things that violate human rights, of course Golkar will take firm action to dismiss the person concerned," said Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Adies Kadir, Wednesday, January 26.

Currently, continued Adies, the Golkar Party has handed over all cases that befell Terbit to law enforcement agencies. Including the investigation of human cages which are referred to as rehabilitation places for drug users. "We are no longer in the realm of law, because we are part of law enforcement from the KPK and the police. We cannot enter to intervene," explained Adies. The House of Representatives Commission III stated that the Golkar Party upholds human rights and supports all investigations into the corruption case of Terbit and his human cage.

"So we ask law enforcement officers to be strict, if there are things that violate the law, they will be dealt with," said Adies.

Meanwhile, Migrant Care as well as a number of other NGOs that observe human rights suspect that the cages are a mode of slavery, and the pretext that drug rehabilitation centers are just a cover to avoid punishment. that cages are used for rehabilitation purposes. According to Law Number 21 of 2007 concerning the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO), perpetrators of modern slavery practices can be imprisoned for a maximum of 15 years in prison and a minimum fine of Rp. 120 million and a maximum of Rp. 600 million. Migrant Care suspects that the Regent of Langkat avoided this punishment on the pretext of using a cage as a place for drug rehabilitation. Previously, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stated that it found a cage-like room during a hand arrest operation at the Langkat Regent's House. The cage was found when the KPK investigation team conducted a hand arrest operation on Wednesday, January 19.

"KPK investigators did find 2 rooms that looked like caged rooms," said KPK Deputy Chair Nurul Ghufron in a written statement, Tuesday, January 5. Ghufron said the cage was found in an area inside the fence of Terbit's house. The KPK team visited the house to arrest Terbit. However, the team did not find Terbit, who was suspected of having fled. According to Ghufron, the KPK team ultimately only documented the cage space. The team leaves the location to catch up with Rising. According to the KPK, Terbit finally turned himself in to the KPK team at the local police station. Migrant Care reported the existence of this cage to the National Human Rights Commission. The civil society organization suspected that the cages were used to confine oil palm workers belonging to the company. Later, according to the police, the cages were not used to confine workers. Police said the cages were used to hold people addicted to drugs and juvenile delinquents. The KPK, he said, would facilitate if other institutions wanted to check the publication.

"If you need information and documentation that the KPK has," he said