PPPA Minister Values Herry Wirawan's Death Sentence And Restitution Is Right

Puspayoga Star Child/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Bintang Puspayoga, appreciated the appeal decision that handed down the death sentence to the convict Herry Wirawan, the perpetrator of sexual violence and exploitation of 12 female students in Bandung, West Java. in accordance with Law Number 17 of 2016 concerning Child Protection and public expectations," said the Minister of PPPA in his statement, Jakarta, Tuesday, April 5. respecting the decision, including other legal remedies that are still possible for the convict to take through an appeal," he said. From the judge's decision, several considerations that weighed down the sentence for the convict included the defendant's actions causing trauma and suffering to the victim and the victim's parents, and the actions of the accused. The defendant was deemed to have defiled the Islamic boarding school institution and damaged the image of the Islamic religion. The judge also ordered nine children of the victims and the children of the victims to be handed over to the West Java Provincial Government cq. UPT Protection of Women and Children of West Java Province after obtaining permission from their respective families with periodic evaluations. If from the results of the evaluation it turns out that the victims and victims' children are mentally and psychologically ready to accept and take care of their children again and the situation has allowed, the children were returned to the victims' children respectively.

The judge also decided to confiscate the assets/assets of the defendant Herry Wirawan alias Heri bin Dede to be used for the education and survival costs of the victim's children and their babies until they are adults or married. In this case, Herry was still sentenced according to Article 21 of the Criminal Procedure Code jis Article 27 KUHAP jis Article 153 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code jis paragraph (4) of the Criminal Procedure Code jis Article 193 of the Criminal Procedure Code jis Article 222 paragraph (1) jis paragraph (2) KUHAP jis Article 241 KUHAP jis Article 242 KUHAP, PP Number 27 of 1983, Article 81 paragraph (1), paragraph (3) in conjunction with Article 76.D of RI Law Number 17 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection in conjunction with article 65 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and other relevant provisions. "The decision on the death penalty and the imposition of restitution on the perpetrators is expected not only to provide a deterrent effect and prevent the recurrence of the same case in other cases. the future, but also to ensure the best interests of the victims' children and the children they gave birth to," said Minister Bintang.