LPSK: Indonesia Is An Emergency For Sexual Violence

Deputy Chairperson of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) Maneger Nasution (photo: dock. inter)

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) Maneger Nasution considers that Indonesia is currently in a state of sexual violence emergency. "If Komnas Perempuan mentions an emergency, so that's true," said Maneger Nasution in an event entitled "Implementing Torture and Challenges for the Implementation of Laws related to Sexual Violence", in Jakarta, Tuesday, June 27.Maneger Nasution said that in 10 applications that were submitted to LPSK, as many as six to seven applications were cases of sexual violence. "A total of 60 to 70 percent of the applicants were cases of sexual violence," he said. Maneger Nasution added that LPSK currently provides more handling of recovery against victims of sexual violence. "In fact, if legal assistance in the form of fulfilling the procedural rights is not as much as we provide recovery. Medical recovery, psychological recovery, including psychosocial," he said.

LPSK also appreciates the existence of Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning the Crime of Sexual Violence (UU TPKS). The law is considered to be very progressive. "This law is trying beyond the legal complexities that have occurred so far," said Maneger Nasution. How should the state be present to give the rights to victims through three realms, upstream, in protection, to recovery," said Maneger Nasution. This is because according to him, in addition to the importance of punishment given to the perpetrators, recovery efforts for victims are much more important.