Have Made Peace With Each Other And The Suspect Is Also The First To Commit, The Case Of Persecution In Minahasa Is Resolved By Restorative Justice

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JAKARTA - The Prosecutor's Office of North Sulawesi has suspended two lawsuits because they fulfill elements of restorative justice from the Minahasa District Attorney's Office, North Sulawesi.

The Head of Legal Information for the North Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office, Theodorus Ruampakk, said that the case had been exposed to a virtual restorative justice case with the Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes (Jampidum) of the Attorney General's Office.

"The restorative justice case comes from the Minahasa Kejari, namely the case of a criminal act of threats on behalf of the suspect Oktavio and the suspect Arfando, who are suspected of violating Article 335 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the 1st Criminal Code," he said. Theodorus, Saturday, April 16, quoted from Antara.

In addition, he added, there was also a criminal case of maltreatment on behalf of the suspect, Jack David, who was suspected of violating Article 351 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

"From the general crime cases that were exposed, Jampidum Fadil Zumhana gave his approval for restorative justice to be carried out and the prosecution would then be terminated by the Minahasa Kejari," he said.

The criminal case can be closed by law and prosecuted based on restorative justice because it has met the requirements.

The condition for the case on behalf of the suspects Oktavio and Arfando is that the suspects have committed a crime for the first time.

In addition, the victim does not mind and has forgiven the suspects, who are threatened with imprisonment of not more than five years. The suspects and victims have also made peace agreements voluntarily and without coercion before the public prosecutor.

As for the case with the suspect Jack David, the condition for fulfilling restorative justice is that the suspect has committed a crime for the first time and the threat of imprisonment is not more than five years. In addition, there has also been a peace agreement between the victim and the suspect on March 31, 2022.

The suspect realized and confirmed that he had abused the victim and had apologized to the victim's family. The suspect and the suspect's family helped the victim's treatment process by covering all costs incurred from the healing process.

The exposure of the case was carried out by the Head of the North Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office, Edy Birton, together with Assistant for General Crimes Jeffry Paultje Maukar, Coordinator Anthoni Nainggolan, Kasi Oharda Cherdjariah, Kasi Kamnegtiibum Yudi Aryanto. Restorative justice was also attended virtually by the Head of the Minahasa District Attorney's Office, Dicky Oktavia.