Police Implement Restorative Justice Cases Of Alleged Theft In Mukomuko, 40 Farmers Who Are Suspects Are Free

Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Komjen Agus Andrianto (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The National Police has implemented restorative justice in the settlement of the alleged theft of Palm Oil Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) of PT. Daria Dharma Pratama (DDP). Thus, 40 farmers who have been named suspects and detained can be free from crime.

"The settlement of the case of the theft of fresh fruit bunches of oil palm PT. DDP, both parties agreed to be resolved by restorative justice," said the Head of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Komjen Agus Ardianto, in his statement, Tuesday, May 24.

Settlement with restorative justice is based on several considerations. One of them went through the mediation stage between the farmers and the company.

With the peace agreement, the 40 farmers who have the status of suspects and have been detained are officially free.

"A total of 40 prisoners have been released for criminal cases of theft of oil palm FFB," said Agus. Previously, the Mukomuko Resort Police had named 40 suspects in the theft of oil palm fresh fruit bunches belonging to PT Daria Dharma Pratama (DDP).

In addition to arresting 40 suspects for theft of palm oil from the company, the police said they also secured evidence of oil palm harvesting tools or "orchids", cars, palm fruit, and mobile phones.