Komnas PA: 58 Percent Of Violations Against Children Are Dominated By Sexual Crimes

Komnas PA chairman Arist Merdeka Sirait (second right) with Cirebon Regent Imron (right) during the commemoration of National Children's Day on Friday 29 July. (ANTARA/Khaerul Izan)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) Arist Merdeka Sirait said that nationally, cases of violations against children were dominated by sexual crimes.

"Nationally, there are many cases of violations against children, 52-58 percent are dominated by sexual crimes," said Arist when he was a resource person for the celebration of National Children's Day (HAN) 2022 in Cirebon, West Java (West Java), quoted from Antara, Friday, July 29.

Arist said that the number of cases must be reduced so that children are no longer victims of sexual violence that can take away their future.

According to him, crimes against children, especially sexual violence, are still dominated by those closest to them, such as biological fathers, extended fathers, uncles, grandfathers, and even teachers.

For that, there needs to be a shared awareness of protecting children as the nation's successors, and at the moment of commemoration of National Children's Day, he invites all components to suppress the number of violence which is currently still high.

"We cannot let the numbers continue to increase and the perpetrators of sexual crimes are actually carried out by the closest people, such as biological parents, continued, uncles, grandfathers, and friends, even teachers," said Arist.

Arist hopes that the government, both central and local, will not hide children's problems. He invites all components to be able to break the chain of violence against children.

Meanwhile, Cirebon Regent Imron invited all people to echo and fight violence against children. Because, when a child gets violence it can leave an imprint on him into adulthood.

"These children are the successors of all of us, if children are created with a good environment, culture, and education, in the future they will be able to lead," he concluded.