Medan, shesocial Indonesia
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The Belawan District Prosecutor’s Office (Kejari) has stopped prosecuting 21 suspects for theft of iron or iron termites at PT ARB on Jalan Yos Sudarso, Medan Deli District,
Medan City
, North Sumatra.
They were released due to the termination of the prosecution through a mechanism
Restorative Justice
(RJ).
This case previously went viral on social media because it showed dozens of residents openly transporting iron from an abandoned company area.In fact, this action sparked tension between residents and the police who tried to stop the theft.
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Medan Mayor Rico Waas, who was directly present at the procession to terminate the prosecution at the Belawan District Attorney’s Office, called the decision a victory for the human side of the law.
“Today we witnessed not only a victory for the law, but also a victory for humanity,” said Rico Waas at the Belawan District Attorney’s Office, Wednesday (8/10).
However, Rico Waas still gave a firm message to the suspects never to repeat this act again.
“Never repeat this action again. Make this an opportunity to reunite with your family and community, so don’t waste it, because we will continue to monitor it,” he said.
On that occasion, he also appreciated the sincerity of the Director of PT ARB as the victim who had apologized to the suspects.
“To get restorative justice is not an easy thing, it must go through mediation, a peace process and forgiveness from the victim to the suspects,” said Rico.
Belawan Prosecutor’s Statement
Meanwhile, the Head of the Belawan District Prosecutor’s Office, Samiaji Zakaria, explained that the success of implementing RJ was inseparable from the synergy between the Belawan District Attorney’s Office and the Medan City Government and the victim in terms of law enforcement.
“We are prioritizing this program, but its implementation is still carried out selectively and subjectively,” explained Samiaji.
Samiaji also stated that in order to carry out this RJ, a number of requirements must be met, including that there must be peace from the victim, the losses incurred are not significant, the suspect is not a recidivist, and the threat of a sentence of no more than five years.
“Essentially the goal of RJ is recovery for victims,” said Samiaji.
Samiaji also revealed that the 21 suspects who will be released will be given responsibility in the form of social work.
“We will give them social sanctions. I hope that these suspects will no longer commit other criminal acts and will participate in maintaining security in North Medan,” hoped Samiaji.
Meanwhile, Fitrah Juanda Harahap, one of the 21 suspects who received justice through the Restorative Justice mechanism, expressed her regret for having committed the crime of theft.
“This is not a trial, this is a warning from Allah SWT to me to be more steadfast in carrying out Allah SWT’s commands. I promise I will never repeat this action again,” he said.
(fnr/kid)
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