DKI Provincial Government Returns Victims Of TIP Gang Royal Who Becomes Prostitutes

Illustration-Satpol PP Pasaman Barat secured a woman who guides karaoke during a raid in her area recently. (Between)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Province Department of Empowerment, Child Protection and Population Control (PPAPP) has repatriated women who were victims of criminal acts of trafficking in persons (TPPO) in Gang Royal, Penjaringan, North Jakarta to their home areas. "The new Gang Royal case involved an adult individual, so that each individual involved was sent home," said Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta PPAPP Service Rizky Hamid to reporters, Tuesday, August 22. In fact, the DKI Provincial Government provides further assistance services to victims of TIP cases, harassment, and violence in Jakarta. However, because the victim had been sent home, the handling was handed over to the central government. "Access to advanced assistance and services cannot be fully carried out. However, the PPA Center continues to coordinate with the police and ensure that individuals identified as victims of TIP or ESA continue to receive further services," said Rizky. Furthermore, Rizky said that the TIP case in Gang Royal had occurred repeatedly since 2020. So far, the assistance provided is in the form of legal consultation, psychological examination, counseling, safe house rujuakn, health referrals, psychosocial rehabilitation, as well as submissions to be protected and apply for restitution to LPSK. For information, as many as 30 women became victims of TIP in Gang Royal. The perpetrator promised a job offer at a beauty clinic. However, it turned out that they were forced to become prostitutes and song guides. Deputy for Women's Rights Protection of the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (Kemen PPPA), Ratna Susianawati, has a local government, especially the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, in this case to observe and regulate business under the guise of TIP. Ladang transaksi TIP dan bentuk kejahatan lainnya yang dimaksud Ratna seperti bisnis sewa indekos, hunian sementara, apartemen, perhotelan, hingga bisnis berdok hiburan. "“Based on the recurrence of the TIP case in Gang Royal, I hope that the wider community starting from families, neighborhood units (RT), neighborhood units (RW), villages/kelurahan, districts/cities, local governments, provinces, central, and especially the Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Trafficking in Persons to be more serious and contribute to efforts to prevent and handle TIPs," said Ratna in her statement. Ratna said that the TIP case was a complex and syndicate-based case so that the handling needed seriousness and sustainability involving various parties. Jakarta, he continued, is the largest city in Indonesia that is most prone to TIP.

" “ As we all know, TIP is vulnerable to women, especially in big cities like Jakarta, which have its own charm for the community to improve their economic level," said Ratna.