Kejari Simalungun Stops Case Of Mother Stealing Palm Oil To Buy Children's Milk

MEDAN - Five perpetrators of palm oil theft in the Simalungun Regency plantation, North Sumatra, some time ago have been named as suspects by the police.

Furthermore, the files of the five suspects named Darman (39), Zulham (41), Angga (18), Sutini (46) and Suriana (39) were transferred to the Simalungun District Attorney.

However, the Prosecutor's Office finally stopped the case. In the legal process, the suspect and the victim agree to make peace or restorative justice.

Head of the North Sumatran Attorney General's Office, Yos A. Tarigan, said that the reason for the termination of prosecution was based on restorative justice for 5 suspects. The victim responded positively to the suspect's desire to apologize and make peace with the victim and her family. This agreement was witnessed by investigators, village heads and community leaders.

Yos explained that the termination of this case was based on the Attorney General's Regulation No. 15 of 2020 concerning Termination of Prosecution Based on Restorative Justice.

"This regulation confirms that the total loss due to the theft of the suspect is below Rp. 2.5 million, the demand is less than 5 years in prison, it is the first time to commit an act of theft and there is peace between the suspect and the victim," he said, Wednesday, February 9.

In this case, Yos did not specify the chronology of the theft. However, the perpetrators carried out this commendable action because of the economic crush.

For information, Sutini is the suspect who stole palm oil to buy his toddler's milk. Likewise with the perpetrator Suriana, who participated in the theft, because she lived in poverty.

"The housewives (Sutini and Suriana) committed the theft because of the urgency of the family's needs and economic conditions," said Yos.

Yos also explained that the stolen goods were not more than Rp. 2.5 million in accordance with the regulation to stop prosecution.

"They stole 2 burlap palms which, if sold, were worth Rp. 300 thousand," he explained.