Again Occurring Child Abuse On Daycare, DPR Urges Perpetrators To Be Sentenced To The Maximum

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JAKARTA - Cases of child abuse by owners of child care or daycare continue to occur. The DPR also urges law enforcement to ensnare perpetrators of child abuse with maximum punishment.

"As humans who have a conscience, such crimes are hard to forgive. We encourage law enforcement officials to give the maximum punishment," said Member of Commission III of the DPR RI, Didik Mukrianto, Wednesday, August 14.

After the case of the persecution of 2 children by daycare owners in Depok, West Java, it was latest revealed that there was a similar matter in Pekanbaru. A mother named Aya Sofia (41) reported the owner and caregiver daycare to the police. The report was because she did not accept that her child was taped and not fed by the suspect WF.

Aya admitted that the case that happened to the child was revealed last May. At that time, one of the caregivers contacted him and gave news of his son's condition while in the daycare where he entrusted the child. The WF video while molesting the victim is also circulating on social media.

Currently, WF has been named a suspect but has not been detained on the grounds of being sentenced to a sentence of under 5 years. Meanwhile, the suspect in the case of child abuse in the Depok daycare with the initials M was detained by the police because the threat was more than 5 years, with child victims aged 2 years and 9 months.

Didik assessed that cases of abuse against children were unforgivable.

"Maris and concerned about incidents of violence against children that have recently occurred. Because these children are like white paper that is so clean, it should be given protection from violence and discrimination," said the legislator from the East Java IX electoral district.

Didik explained that cases of abuse at daycare places that have often occurred must be a warning to all parties. For this reason, he asked the public to be vigilant, especially for parents who entrust children in daycare.

"This case is again a strong alarm for all of us that this crime of violence against children can happen anywhere and anytime, including in places that according to our logic are friendly and safe for children," said Didik.

Didik also asked the government, in this case the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (KemenPPPA), and the Ministry of Social Affairs (Social) to collaborate to make strict rules for daycare services.

"Of course, with the main focus prioritizing the safety and safety of children entrusted to daycare by their families," he said.

Furthermore, Didik reminded the government and relevant agencies to provide psychological assistance to children and parents who are victims of violence. This is because violence or abuse that is carried out will definitely cause trauma and have a long impact on victims and their families.

"Remember, violence can have a long and severe impact and trauma for victims, both physically, psychologically and in children's social lives. So the government needs to provide assistance from psychologists for victims and families," explained Didik.

Didik then highlighted a research report by the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) which found that 44% of daycare did not yet have national legality, aka illegal. For information, a legal daycare is an institution registered with the Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Social Affairs, or KemenPPPA.

In addition, many daycare are formed by the community independently so that they do not carry out legality to the Education Office (Disdik) or in other words are not registered. Didik said, this condition is quite worrying because it means that many daycare in Indonesia have the potential to not comply with standards.

"This must be a concern of the government, because even though daycare is a non-formal institution, there are already rules that must be obeyed by the management," said the member of the Banggar DPR RI.

Based on data from Puridiarta, it is also known that there are only 58 child care places or daycare throughout Indonesia that have been recorded since 2021. The legality of child care or Daycare is stated in the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia Number 25 of 2018 concerning Integrated Business Licensing. Electronicly, the Education and Culture Sector.

"We also cannot turn a blind eye that cases of violence against children in Indonesia may occur, one of which is due to a lack of supervision. So we encourage the government to be more detailed in monitoring and sanctioning daycare that does not have a permit," said Didik.

Commission III of the DPR in charge of law enforcement affairs also encourages the relevant ministries to cooperate with the police in supervising daycare services. Didik also encourages cooperation between the Government and KPAI in this regard.

"Supervision of daycare services is still very minimal. With the synergy of many parties, we hope that cases of violence against children can be minimized," he said.

Didik also emphasized the importance of the Government intensifying education and socialization to the public about the daycare list that has permits in Indonesia. If the number is still lacking, immediately make regulations and SOPs so that unregistered daycare can be included in the supervision.

"We hope that in the future the government can also conduct a study on SOPs to measure the feasibility of the existing daycare. Whether it has entered the existing national standards or not," said Didik.

On the other hand, Didik asked law enforcement to ensure that the investigation of cases of child abuse in the Depok and Pekanbaru daycare was carried out transparently. Moreover, the victim and key witnesses in the case of mistreatment of daycare owners in Depok also applied for protection to the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK).

One of the reasons the victim and witness gave protection to LPSK is so that no intervention from any party seeks to hinder the criminal process in this case. The perpetrator is known to be an influencer.

"Law enforcers must ensure that the legal process is carried out by prioritizing integrity and transparency. Law enforcement must also create public justice because this case has become a concern for the wider community," concluded Didik.