Families Of Three Children Victims Of Alleged Rape In East Luwu Submit New Evidence Next Tuesday

Illustration (Source: Pixabay)

JAKARTA - The family of three children who are reportedly victims of rape in East Luwu will submit new evidence to the police. The goal is for the police to reopen the investigation process.

"The families of the three children will provide new evidence on Tuesday, October 12. The Resort Police will wait for the evidence to be handed over", said East Luwu Police Chief AKBP Silvester Simamora to VOI, Saturday, 9 October.

However, the form of the new evidence that will be submitted by the family is not yet certain. But chances are, the evidence is in the form of a medical post-mortem.

Regardless of the form of evidence, said Silvester, his party will examine it first after the evidence is submitted. Then, a case will be held to determine whether or not the evidence can be the basis for re-investigating the alleged rape case.

"Police will examine the evidence that will be provided and carry out a case to determine whether or not it can be reopened", said Silvester.

Previously, the National Police emphasized that the handling of cases of alleged rape of three minors that occurred in East Luwu, South Sulawesi was by applicable procedures. Both from the process of receiving reports, investigations, to termination of investigations.

"The handling of cases is proceeding according to applicable procedures", said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Argo Yuwono.

The alleged rape case, said Argo, began with the receipt of a police report (LP) by the Luwu Timur Police, on October 9, 2019. The report was immediately followed up.

The investigation process begins with a medical and psychological examination of the three children suspected of being victims. They were examined or Visum Et Repertum together with their mother and P2TP2A officers in East Luwu Regency.

"The results of the examination or post-mortem showed that the three children had no abnormalities and there were no signs of violence", said Argo.

In addition, from the results of the P2TP2A assessment report in the East Luwu Regency, there were no signs of trauma from the three children to their father. In fact, the opposite happened.