The minister pointed to a continued rise in the number of cases of violence against women and children on a day-to-day basis.
The handling of these cases is not yet optimal since the Women and Child Service is still only a unit within the police that results in limited human resources and budget, she remarked.
She expects that a special directorate for women and children service can be formed immediately in various regions to better handle these cases in future.
In addition, her side sought the police's continued support to the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection in handling cases of women and children and assisting in the implementation of the Sexual Crime Prevention Law.
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The ministry and the police had built cooperation through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in effect for five years from 2019 to 2024 on Institutionalization of Gender Mainstreaming and Women and Children Protection, she remarked.
In connection with this, Puspayoga commended the synergy and collaboration by the ministry and the police.
Such collaboration is apparent from the continued intensive training of law enforcement authorities that is conducted, thereby enabling the ministry and police to share the same perspective when it comes to case handling.
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In addition, she lauded the swift response from the Women and Child Service Unit when cases were reported in various regions.
This demonstrates the strong synergy and collaboration between the ministry and the police in handling cases of women and children.
In the statement, the minister also highlighted limitations in the form of women's capability to access technology that had become one of the problems faced by women-owned micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
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Translator: Anita Permata D, Fadhli Ruhman
Editor: Fardah Assegaf
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