4 Years for Trafficking

A few months ago, we from LBH APIK NTB provided assistance to victims of trafficking from East Java. The two traffickers were successfully sentenced to 4 years in prison each, a fine of Rp. 120,000,0000, and a subsidiary of 3 months in prison. Now the Mataram District Court is back to hearing the case of the Criminal Act of Trafficking in Persons. The victim named Al (15 years old) comes from Probolinggo while the defendant AR was subject to Article 2 of the PTPPO Law concerning the crime of trafficking in persons that occurred in the country. Now the defendant is in the detention cell because he violated the law under the guise of being a pimp and selling the victim who is underage to every man who bogged him down. For almost a month, the trafficking victim from Probolinggo had to do this job. Every time she sold herself, she was kept by her employer (the defendant). The victim was under close supervision from the defendant. Every time she left, the victim was always accompanied by her employer's men. We hope that the perpetrators will receive the same punishment as the traffickers who were successfully convicted yesterday. Even because the victim is underage, the defendant must receive a more severe sentence, which must be added to one third of the results to be sentenced later. One thing that must be obtained in this case is that the victim has the right to receive restitution which is a victim of the perpetrator's actions which have an impact on losses to the victim.

Thanks, APIK NTB