East Java Regional Police Processes Crime Scenes Of Child Economic Exploitation At SPI Batu City

Head of Public Relations of the East Java Police Kombes Dirmanto (second right) upon arrival at the Good Morning Indonesia School (SPI) Batu City, East Java/ANTARA/Vicki Febrianto

KOTA BATU - The East Java Regional Police conducted a crime scene (TKP) related to the alleged case of economic exploitation by the reported party with the initials JE at the Selamat Pagi Indonesia School (SPI) Batu City.

The Head of Public Relations of the East Java Police, Commissioner Dirmanto, said the identification team of the General Criminal Investigation Directorate of the East Java Police carried out the crime scene after receiving a police report from the Bali Regional Police.

"Today, we together with the identification team of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of the East Java Police conducted a crime scene at this place to follow up on the overflow of police reports from the Bali Police", said Dirmanto as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 13.

The crime scene investigation was carried out in connection with the alleged economic exploitation of children carried out by the reported party with the initials JE at SPI Batu City.

JE is the owner of the Selamat Pagi Indonesia School (SPI), Batu City, who is currently a defendant in a sexual assault case and is currently being held at the Class IA Lapas Malang.

According to him, the TKP was processed to see more clearly related to cases of alleged economic exploitation of children by JE reported. The delegation of the alleged case of child exploitation was received by the East Java Regional Police on April 26, 2022. Until now, it is still being handled.

"With this TKP processing, it is hoped that the problem will become clear, as to what the actual case is. The status (JE) is reported, we will process the TKP and will stage it so that we can conclude related to the JE status", he said.

At this time, he said, there were six whistleblowers in the alleged economic exploitation of the child. There are allegations that JE employs minors at the Selamat Pagi Indonesia School (SPI), Batu City. For information, the school is also equipped with hotels, educational facilities, restaurants, cafes, and others.

"We got an overflow from the Bali case, there were six people who were victims of cases of economic exploitation by JE. JE is suspected of employing minors for economic activities at SPI Batu City", he said.

The East Java Regional Police team arrived at the Selamat Pagi Indonesia School (SPI), Batu City at around 10:05 WIB. There was a car containing the East Java Police Inafis team that participated in the crime scene at the school located on Raya Pandanrejo Street, Bumiaji District, Batu City.

JE is currently undergoing detention related to a case of alleged sexual violence at the Class IA Malang Penitentiary, Malang City, East Java, since July 11, 2022. It is planned that JE will undergo another trial at the Malang Class I A District Court on Wednesday, July 20 with the agenda of reading the demands.

The public prosecutor of the Batu City Public Prosecutor's Office charged the defendant JE, who is the owner of the Good Morning Indonesia School in Batu City, with an alternative article. The defendant faces a minimum prison sentence of 3 years and a maximum of 15 years.

JE was charged with several articles, namely: first, Article 81 paragraph (1) jo Article 76 D of the Law on Child Protection jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code (KUHP).

In addition, Article 81 paragraph 2 of the Law on Child Protection jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code, Article 82 paragraph (1), jo. Article 76e of the Child Protection Act jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code and Article 294 paragraph (2) of the 2nd Criminal Code jo. Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.

In the indictment file that was read by the public prosecutor, who was the victim of alleged sexual assault, one witness was victimized with the initials SDS. This is a fact of the trial that is currently running.