After The Viral, The Police Sends The National Police Criminal Investigation Team To Check Cases Of Harassment Of Fathers On His Three Children In East Luwu

Police Public Relations Division Brijen Pol Rusdi Hartono (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karopenmas) of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Brigadier General Pol Rusdi Hartono, confirmed the termination of the investigation into the alleged assault of three children in East Luwu, South Sulawesi, according to procedures, and investigators working independently.

"Police work based on evidence, then investigators are independent. Once again, Polri works based on evidence and investigators are independent," said Rusdi at a press conference at the Police Public Relations Division Building, South Jakarta, Sunday.

The case of the forced assault of three minors allegedly carried out by the father of the womb went viral on social media after many parties urged that the discontinued case be reopened.

In this case, it is suspected that the case was terminated because the victim's father is suspected of being a state civil servant (ASN).

A number of parties have urged the Police to reopen the case, apart from finding new evidence, as well as exploring the possibility of extra-legal acts that caused the case to be terminated.

Rusdi said that when handling a case, the National Police did not see the background of the people being handled.

"Whoever he is, the independent investigator is there," he said.

Rusdi said the investigation into this case was stopped at that time when the evidence obtained by the police was then presented in a single case, then it was concluded that there was not enough evidence that a crime had occurred, therefore at that time the investigation was stopped.

"It was stopped not seeing the background of the reported person, no. But based on objective data from the investigators themselves," he explained, quoted from ANTARA.

He added that the series of terminations of the investigation into the alleged involuntary assault case, namely the evidence obtained and then a case was conducted and concluded that based on the evidence, it was not sufficient that a criminal act had occurred.

"That's the sequence. It doesn't look at the background of the reported parties, because investigators are independent in carrying out their duties," said Rusdi.

Now the National Police are responding to the East Luwu case which has attracted public attention, sending the National Police Criminal Investigation Unit System Team to assist the East Luwu Police in taking steps to resolve the case.

Police, said Rusdi, are ready to open the case if new evidence is found. The evidence can be submitted by the reported party, as well as those found by the investigator.

"I say that all of them are looking for new evidence, the Police are also doing it, parties outside the Police are also doing it, we all respect that," concluded Rusdi.

Furthermore, Rusdi said that the National Police received a lot of input from various parties regarding the case of alleged coercion in East Luwu. For this reason, the Police listen, appreciate and respect all these inputs.

The latest developments in handling this case, said Rusdi, have established communication between the East Luwu Police and the victim's mother. "East Luwu Police Chief AKBP Silvester Simamora has taken steps to stay in touch with the victim's parents. He met with the victim's mother," said Rusdi.