Wife Of Inspector General Ferdy Sambo Allegedly Victim Of Sexual Harassment, Members Of Parliament Highlight Protection Of Neglected Victims

The shelter for the Head of the Propam Division of the National Police Inspector General Ferdy Sambo at the Duren Tiga Police complex, Pancoran, South Jakarta / DOK ANTARA

JAKARTA - The public is still waiting for the development of the shootout case between police officers that killed Brigadier Nopryansah Yosua Hutabarat or Brigadier J. Currently, the police are still investigating the evidence that could reveal the truth of the incident.

In handling the case, member of the House of Representatives Commission VIII MF Nurhuda Yusro instead highlighted the case of alleged sexual violence that befell Inspector General Ferdy Sambo's wife. According to him, the news of the shooting of Brigadier J ignores the protection of the vulnerability of victims of sexual violence.

"The mass media coverage of cases of sexual violence is so intense that the public often forgets that there are vulnerabilities of victims of sexual violence, in this case the wife of Inspector General Ferdy Sambo who is often neglected," Nurhuda told reporters on Wednesday, August 3.

"Instead of providing protection and recovery to victims, public attention has been drawn to the shooting incident," he continued.

Therefore, members of the PKB faction need to remind all parties to pay attention to the gender-based vulnerabilities faced by women victims. This is in accordance with the mandate of Law Number 12 of 2022, concerning the Crime of Sexual Violence.

"In accordance with the mandate given by the TPKS Law, the state must ensure the fulfillment of the rights of women reporting/victims of sexual violence, especially in the aspect of protection and recovery," explained Nurhuda.

Regarding the shooting incident that occurred, Nurhuda hopes that all parties refrain from spreading news speculation that has the potential to disrupt the investigation and investigation of this sexual violence case.

"This is a big challenge in the effort to implement the TPKS Law Number 12 of 2022 which has just been passed," he said.

Nurhuda said that the public should trust law enforcement officers, in this case the police and Komnas HAM to thoroughly investigate this sexual violence case. This he said, so that the tangled thread of law enforcement against perpetrators of sexual violence continues.

"On the other hand, the process of protecting and recovering victims of sexual violence can also be carried out well," said Nurhuda.