Domestic Violence Cases In North Sumatra Discontinued Due To Restorative Justice

Head of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Idianto through the Head of Penkum, Yos A Tarigan/photo: Antara

MEDAN - The North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office has again proposed that the theft and domestic violence (KDRT) cases be stopped by applying a restorative justice approach and approved by the AGO. The Head of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Idianto, through the Head of Penkum, Yos A Tarigan, Wednesday, June 1. Yos said the first case was with the suspect Yudi Ramadani (34) who violated Article 367 paragraph (2) of the Criminal Code with a penalty of four years in prison. in a family with the victim's own parents Wagiman (58). The perpetrator and the victim have made peace by forgiving each other. The victim has withdrawn his report at the Beringin Police. Then, the suspect, Yanto Firman Laoli, carried out the abuse by pushing the victim with two hands until he fell. He punched the victim's left lip once with his right hand. He explained that the victim had forgiven the suspect and an unconditional peace was made and witnessed by Nias Police investigators, village heads, community leaders and families. The reasons and considerations for stopping the prosecution were by applying restorative justice based on the Attorney General's Regulation No. 15 of 2020, namely the suspect committing a crime for the first time, the amount of loss is below Rp. 2.5 million, the threat of punishment is under five years in prison, there is peace between the suspect and the victim and the family responds positively. between the suspect and the victim still have a family relationship and there is an amicable agreement. The suspect regrets his actions and promises not to repeat his actions again, "said the Head of the North Sumatra Attorney General's Office, as quoted by Antara.