Persecution Case Of Husband And Wife In Karawang Ends Peacefully, Investigators Take Restorative Justice

The mediation process for domestic violence cases at the Karawang Police Station/Photo: Doc. Karawang Police

KARAWANG – The Karawang Police are following up on the alleged case of domestic violence (KDRT) committed by FI against his wife FM in Krajan Hamlet, Klari District, Karawang Regency, West Java.

FI was reported by his wife for beating her which caused her to suffer bruises on her face. Based on a written statement received, Friday, March 18, the night before FI beat his wife, the husband and wife (couple) had an argument on the street, on Thursday, March 17, afternoon.

FI suddenly hit the victim in the direction of the lips, jawbone. Then the victim, his wife, fought back by clawing at the victim's right hand. The victim reported the incident to the Karawang Police.

After receiving a report from the victim, Criminal Investigation personnel immediately checked the crime scene (TKP), and took the couple to the Karawang Police.

To realize the conduciveness of the community by improving services to the community as informed by the Karawang Police Chief in every task implementation in the community, it was decided that this case was resolved by taking the middle way, mediation.

"For the good and the result of mutual agreement, we have made an agreement to improve ourselves by not repeating the same act. This case is resolved by Restorative Justice, because not all legal cases have to go to court,” said Karawang Police Chief, Grand Commissioner Adjutant Aldi Subartono in a written statement.

Aldi explained that this restorative justice involves the perpetrators, victims, and each of the families involved, as well as other parties such as relatives. According to him, this is done so that the couple can jointly create an agreement on a fair and balanced settlement of criminal cases.

In restorative justice, continued Aldi, it is impartial, not arbitrary, and only sided with the truth according to the applicable laws and regulations.

Both parties, FI and FM, in resolving criminal cases, were turned into a process of dialogue and mediation, so that a mutual agreement was obtained. In its implementation, there is recovery for victims who have suffered as a result of crime by providing compensation to victims, peace, perpetrators doing social work, or other agreements.

Furthermore, the Chief of Police said that in its application Restorative Justice is not carried out arbitrarily but must meet the criteria, besides that a fair law in restorative justice is certainly not one-sided, impartial.

For information, the Karawang Police in 2021 has completed 387 cases through Restorative Justice.