Reported For Debt To Superior, Ex-Employee In Balaraja Detained By Police, Lawyers Push For Restorative Justice

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JAKARTA - DS, a former employee of the DIM company, was arrested and detained by the Balaraja Police, Tangerang Regency, Banten. DS is suspected in cases of fraud to embezzlement in office.

The root of the problem is related to the alleged criminal act against DS regarding a loan of Rp20 million to R, DS' superior at PT DIM. It was stated that there was an obligation to pay Rp1 million in installments, but this was said by the police, not to be done by DS.

"During the examination process, DS explained why he never paid the loan because Rhesa Davy Subrata stated that the loan did not need to be returned, as evidenced by DS' never deducting his salary after receiving the money," DS lawyer Jatendra Hutabarat told reporters, Monday, November 1.

He explained that after the examination of his client was completed on September 17, the investigator asked DS to sign the Minutes of Arrest and Minutes of Detention.

"There are a number of irregularities in the process of arresting and determining the suspect, and the detention of DS. Among the cases suspected of DS are Articles 378, 374, and 372 of the Criminal Code based on the Police Report made on September 17, 2021, but on September 17, 2021, at around 02.00 am DS was taken to the Balaraja Police, arrested, and then examined as a suspect without been summoned and examined as a witness,” said the lawyer.

Lawyers questioned the investigation process before issuing an investigation warrant. Even with the title of the case, the lawyers questioned the process carried out.

Restorative Justice Hope

Even if the legal problem that befell DS is a criminal act, the lawyer hopes that the Balaraja Police will prioritize the principle of restorative justice in handling this case and create peace between the two parties.

Lawyers say restorative justice in the police is not new. Moreover, there is a Circular Letter of the Chief of Police Number 8 of 2018 which is called by lawyers as the basis for the police to prioritize restorative justice.

"The development of law enforcement systems and methods in Indonesia shows a tendency to follow the development of community justice, especially the development of the principle of restorative justice which reflects justice as a form of balance in human life," said the lawyer DS.

"DS and his family hope that this problem can prioritize restorative justice, the DS family has directly conveyed to investigators that they are ready to return the money. Even the families of our clients have brought the money to the Balaraja Police, but until now the investigators have never brought together our clients and their families with the complainants,” said the lawyer DS.