The Prosecutor's Office Does Not Process Restorative Justice In The Javanese Landak Case, What's The Reason?

Defendant I Nyoman Sukena (38) became a defendant for maintaining Javanese hedgehog or Javanica hystrix during a trial at the Denpasar Bali District Court Thursday, September 12, 2024. (Between)

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) stated that the prosecutor's office could not use restorative justice (RJ) or restorative justice in the case of maintaining Javanese hedgehog in Bali, because the victim of the case was the state.

"Not all cases can be resolved based on restorative justice," said Head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information, Harli Siregar, when contacted in Jakarta, Friday, September 13, as reported by Antara.

According to him, the use of RJ in legal cases has criteria that must be met, including the existence of peace between perpetrators and victims.

Meanwhile, Harli continued, the defendant I Nyoman Sukena (38), a resident of Bongkasa Pertiwi Village, Abiansemal District, Badung, Bali, in the case that ensnared him as the guardian of the Javanesehog, the animal protected by the victim was the state.

"Restorative is to return the situation to its original state while in this case the victim is the state," he said.

He added that this situation became the AGO's thoughts in the future to expand cases that could be resolved based on restorative justice.

Previously, the Bali High Prosecutor's Office sought to suspend the detention of suspect I Nyoman Sukena (38) who was a protector of protected animals in the form of Javanese hedgehogs.

"I have asked the prosecutor's team to immediately ask for a suspension from the person concerned to coordinate with the panel of judges," said Head of the Bali High Prosecutor's Office Ketut Sumedana Monday (9/9).

He explained that the hedgehog case was investigated from the Bali Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA), because legally, including criminal acts. Therefore, the Prosecutor cannot reject the case so that the case is in P21 and is tried in court.

This case could not be resolved with restorative justice because the case had entered the trial stage at the Denpasar District Court.

However, he has ordered the Public Prosecutor to submit to the panel of judges who tried the case so that the suspect would not be detained again at Kerobokan Class II A Prison, Badung.