PKB Legislator In DPR: It's Not Impossible For Sambo's Wife To Be A Victim Of Sexual Violence

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JAKARTA - The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) will schedule a summons to the inactive former Head of the Propam Police Division Inspector General Pol Ferdy Sambo and his wife, Putri Candrawati, for questioning regarding the death of Brigadier Nopryansah Yosua Hutabarat or Brigadier J.

Brigadier J died after a shootout with Bharada E who is said to have heard the screams of Ferdy Sambo's wife at his home at the Duren Tiga Police Complex, South Jakarta on Friday, July 8. Putri Chandrawati (PC), is also suspected of being a victim of sexual violence committed by Brigadier J, who is also his subordinate.

The alleged case of sexual violence against Sambo's wife also raised pros and cons, because some of the public thought that it was impossible for a subordinate to dare to commit immoral acts to his employer's wife. In fact, it is not impossible if the subordinates dare to do deviant things.

Member of Commission VIII DPR RI, MF Nurhuda Yusro, said violence against women including sexual violence could occur in private spaces such as homes, schools and the perpetrators were people closest to the victim.

Based on Komnas Perempuan's Year End Records (Catahu) (2019), as many as 71 percent or 9,637 cases of sexual violence occurred in the private sphere. Of this figure, 1071 of them were cases of incest. Followed by rape, obscenity, intercourse, sexual exploitation, marital rape, sexual harassment, attempted rape, sexual slavery, sexual violence in cyberspace and abortion.

“The data above shows that private spaces that have been considered safe, such as homes, are not impossible for an employer's wife to receive threats of sexual violence at home by her subordinates. Moreover, victims even report their cases to get protection," said Nurhuda to reporters, Wednesday, August 3.

From a psychological point of view, continued Nurhuda, the perpetrators of sexual violence are divided into two. First, perpetrators of sexual violence whose motive is revenge. Second, sexual violence whose perpetrator is due to having a mental disorder.

“For perpetrators of sexual violence whose motive is revenge, they usually commit sexual violence because they want to see other people suffer. The reason, maybe the perpetrators have received the same treatment. So, he is happy if other people experience the same thing, “explained this member of the PKB faction.

According to Nurhuda, this is different from perpetrators of sexual violence because they have mental disorders. Usually, he said, deviations are carried out because the perpetrators have a dark past. On average, this type of offender is traumatized by an event in the past.

"Thus, it creates new, abnormal behaviors to survive," he said.

Basically, added Nurhuda, humans have biological needs. Unfortunately, because of a bad past experience or the perpetrator has also been a victim, he channeled his sexual desires by harassing.

“Sexual violence is a crime against humanity. It is because of the value of humanity that a person is called a human being. Through their humanity, humans love each other, love, protect, respect and help each other. If someone commits sexual violence, then humanity is in trouble,” said Nurhuda.