Case 8 Women and Children from Sumba Become Victims of Trafficking

back again in my little doodle. So now we will discuss a little about human trafficking in Indonesia, especially in Sumba...

The victims remained silent when the investigation was carried out at the Mataram Police PPA, they did not want to reveal who had actually recruited them, according to their confessions they left their respective villages to look for work in Bali because there were promises of jobs as domestic workers, factory workers and other workers they finally left their village, because they were promised jobs by their relatives in Bali, even the confession of one of the victims said that he had worked in Bali as a laborer in a plastic factory and now his goal is to return to work there for several months then he could return to his hometown. They departed on Saturday and met at Wei Kello harbor and bought tickets for Rp. 70 thousand for Safe's destination, after arriving at Safe they spent the night somewhere and for what purpose no one knows and wants to inform who gathered them there. The next day they continued their journey to Bima using the Prima Indah bus, when they arrived in Bima they continued their journey by using the Surabaya Indah bus to Mataram. Upon arrival at the Mandalika terminal, they used a different bus to go to Bali, but when they were about to depart, they were taken care of by officers on the grounds that they did not have complete travel documents and no one was escorting them. Until now there is no clarity about who the perpetrators are recruiting and want to take advantage of the children who will be exploited because all the documents including crossing tickets have been secured by the perpetrators. In fact, this case has not only happened this time, but it has happened several times, do you still remember that a few months ago you also caught 12 children who were also sent from Sumba to Bali with the same modus and operandi and without a clear legal process? from the police. It is our hope that similar incidents will not happen again, so the firmness and performance of the police is urgently needed in carrying out investigations and increasing cross-regional synergy and coordination, especially with the Sumba area which has been proven several times to be a sending area for trafficking and has made NTB a transit area, moreover Currently NTB already has a task force at the provincial level which can be used as a strong foundation for eradicating the crime of trafficking in persons because the modus operandi is a strong network and this exists in every region and it is impossible to carry it out without the commitment and cooperation Good. Until now, 8 victims are still being accommodated in the Prop Social Service Shelter. Mataram while waiting for the next process from the legal apparatus and his return to his place of origin.

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