39 Child Prisoners In Riau Islands Get Special Remission In Commemoration Of National Children's Day 2023

Batam - A total of 39 child convicts in Riau Islands Province received special remissions in commemoration of National Children's Day 2023, and three of them were immediately released.

"There were 39 child convicts who received remission on the commemoration of National Children's Day 2023. A total of 36 children received remission but were still serving the remaining criminal charges, while three child inmates were immediately released," said Head of the Riau Islands Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham), Saffar Muhammad Godam in Batam, Sunday 23 July.

Saffar explained that the child convicts who received the remission were at the Batam Class II Child Special Guidance Institute (LPKA) and the Tanjungpinang Class I Detention Center. Three child inmates who were immediately released were at LPKA Batam.

"The details of the number are 34 people in LPKA Batam, with 29 children getting remission for 1 month and five children getting remission for 2 months. At the Tanjungpinang Detention Center, there were two children who received remission for 1 month. Meanwhile, for the three children who were immediately released after receiving remission, they were at the Batam Class II LPKA," he said.

Furthermore, Saffar mentioned that the majority of foster children received remissions related to motorcycle theft cases. He hopes that this remission will be given as a form of state presence in helping to deposit the future of these children.

The process of granting remissions to child inmates has met administrative and substantive requirements. The children have served more than 3 months and have not reached the age of 18, by attaching a photocopy of birth certificates or certificates from the head of the family stating that they are not 18 years old.

The decision to grant this remission is based on the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 22 of 2022 concerning Corrections, Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 174 of 1999 concerning Remissions, and a letter from the Director General of Corrections Number PAS.PK.05.04-955 dated 6 June 2023.

"This remission is our effort to accelerate the integration process of children and reduce psychological burdens during the period of development," he added.