Protests By Hotman Paris Arriving At The Ears Of The Attorney General, The South Sumatra Lahat Kejari Directly Transferred With A Low-Vocational Case

Head of the Legal Information Section of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Mohd Radyan (ANTARA/M Riezko Bima Elko)

PALEMBANG - Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanudin transferred NW as Head of the Lahat District Attorney's Office, South Sumatra, regarding the handling of cases of rape of minors whose demands were considered unfair. " “ Yes, last Wednesday a letter of transfer of office was issued. This (mutasi) is related to that earlier (there were allegations of violations) in handling the rape case handled by the Lahat Kejari,” said Head of the Legal Information Section of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office Mohd Radyan when confirmed in Palembang, Antara, Friday, January 27. According to him, in the transfer letter NW was placed as a member of the Special Task Force for Strategic Policy Preparation at the Deputy Attorney General for the Development of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office, while the position of Head of the Lahat District Attorney's Office (Kajari) was filled by Gunawan Sumarsono, who previously served as Kajari, Tanibar Islands, Maluku. "They will carry out new tasks when the handover of positions is carried out in the near future or no later than one month after the transfer letter is issued," he said. Nevertheless, he said the investigation process for the alleged violation of the rape case that ensnared NW would continue. The investigation process was handled directly by the Junior Attorney General's Team for Supervision (Jamwas) where previously the mutation was issued by NW and his two subordinates at the Lahat Prosecutor's Office were first disabled. “ Travel is not final, there are other possibilities not just mutations. This process is a form of the leadership's seriousness in responding to alleged violations, ” he said while expecting all parties to respect the ongoing process and prioritize the principle of presumption of innocence. Previously, the Head of the South Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office, Sarjono Turin, issued a letter of deactivation of NW along with the Head of the General Crimes Section and the Public Prosecutor of the Lahat Kejari who handled the rape case against a high school student in Lahat Regency with the initials A 17 years old, Monday (9/1). The deactivation was carried out to facilitate the examination process after going through a special examination, it was found that there were allegations of irregularities, abuse of authority, and did not conduct formal requirements research by these unscrupulous officials in handling the case of victim A. Furthermore, the Kejari Lahat is recommended to file an appeal in the case they are handling. As is known, the handling of this rape case became a public spotlight after the victim's parents asked Hotman Paris Hutapea for legal assistance. The victim A's parents admitted that they were disappointed with the demands of the Public Prosecutor of the Lahat Prosecutor's Office and the verdict of the Panel of Judges at the Lahat District Court which was considered low and unfair against the two perpetrators of rape, namely OH (17) and MAP (17). The two perpetrators of the rape were sentenced to 7 years in prison by the Public Prosecutor of the Lahat District Attorney. Then, the perpetrators were only sentenced to 10 months in prison by the Panel of Judges at the Lahat District Court, Tuesday last week. Hotman Paris in uploading a video on his personal Instagram social media at that time said it should refer to the articles alleged against the perpetrators, namely Article 81 paragraph (1) of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a minimum of 3 years in prison, as well as a fine of Rp. 300 million and a minimum of Rp. 60 million.