14 Elementary School Students In East Belitung Abused By School Guards, Ministry Of PPPA Requests Perpetrators To Be Announced Their Identity And Strict Actions

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKRTA - Deputy for Special Child Protection at the PPPA Ministry, Nahar, strongly condemns the sexual abuse of 14 elementary school students in East Belitung. The PPPA Ministry asked the perpetrators to be dealt with firmly in accordance with the applicable law.

"The PPPA Ministry strongly condemns the sexual abuse case against an elementary school student in East Belitung. We regret that at the beginning of the incident, some parents and school students thought the problem was over and had forgiven the perpetrator, making it difficult to extract information," said Deputy for Special Protection for Children at the PPPA Ministry, Nahar quoted by Antara, Friday, April 1.

He hopes that the parents of the victim and the school can support them in uncovering this case so that the child victims are protected and get recovery from the psychological trauma experienced as a result of the sexual abuse.

Nahar said the incident came to light after the East Belitung Child Protection Agency (LPA) which carried out socialization at the elementary school received a report from one of the victims, the victim and thirteen other friends were sexually assaulted by a school guard.

Nahar appreciates the courage of the victim who has dared to speak up so that this case is revealed.

The Ministry of PPPA requested that law enforcement officers be able to give punishment to the perpetrators in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

"The perpetrator can be charged with Article 82 of Law Number 17 of 2016 with a minimum imprisonment of five years and a maximum of 15 years and if it is proven that the perpetrator is a school guard who is an educational staff, the penalty can be increased by a third of the previous criminal threat and the perpetrator may be subject to additional punishment in the form of announcement of the identity of the perpetrator," said Nahar.