Aipda SA Sentenced Free In Case Of Obscene 14-Year-Old Child, Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office Files Cassation To Supreme Court

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BENGKULU - The Public Prosecutor (JPU) of the Bengkulu District Attorney (Kejari) has appealed to the Supreme Court (MA) regarding the acquittal of the Bengkulu Class IA District Court Judges for the alleged molestation case. The defendant is a member of the Seluma Police with the initials SA with the rank of Aipda who sexually abused a minor. "The public prosecutor's team is currently compiling a memorandum of cassation, which will be submitted 14 days after the date of filing the cassation," said Head of the Bengkulu Kejari Pidum Denny accompanied by Head of Intel Ferry Junaidi in Bengkulu City, as reported by Antara, Monday, August 14. The contents of the cassation memory cannot yet be disclosed. Denny emphasized that in the indictment, his party already had two strong pieces of evidence. Previously, the Panel of Judges at the Bengkulu District Court chaired by Judge Ivone Tiurma Rismauli accompanied by Member Judge Edi Sanjaya Lase and Riswan Supartawinata stated that SA was not legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing the crime of sexual abuse of minors as indicted by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) article 82 paragraph (1) jucto Article 76 E Law number 17 of 2016 concerning Government Stipulation in Lieu of Law number 23 of 2002 concerning Child Protection jucto Article 64 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code. In his verdict, the judge ordered the prosecutor to release the defendant from detention immediately after the verdict was read out and restore the rights of the defendant in his ability, position, and dignity. "After reading the case file and the letters concerned, the trial stated that the defendant SA was not legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act as charged," said Judge Ivone. Previously, the Bengkulu Prosecutor's Office charged the defendant with eight years in prison for violating Article 82 paragraph 1 in conjunction with Article 76 letter e of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 23 of 2022 concerning Child Protection in conjunction with Article 64 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.

It is known that the case of sexual abuse of a 14-year-old child began when the victim's parents reported the incident to the Bengkulu Police PPA Unit on May 13, 2022. After the investigation and investigation, SA was later named a suspect and detained.