Head of the Legal Information Center of the Attorney General's Office, Harli Siregar, on Friday informed that the East Java Higher Prosecutor's Office resolved the most cases through restorative justice at 331.
It was followed by the South Sulawesi Higher Prosecutor's Office with 111 cases and the West Java Higher Prosecutor's Office with 99 cases.
Siregar added that the number of cases related to persons and property (Oharda) resolved by the prosecution offices through restorative justice stood at 1,693 cases, with 24 rejected cases.
Meanwhile, the number of cases of state security and public order and other general crimes resolved through restorative justice was 31, with none rejected.
In terms of narcotics cases, 85 cases were resolved through restorative justice, while 7 cases were rejected.
The total number of cases resolved by the Indonesian Prosecutor's Office through the restorative justice system from 2020 to November 25, 2024, is pegged at 6,306.
Earlier on November 13, 2024, Attorney General S.T. Burhanuddin said that not all cases can be resolved through restorative justice. There are several requirements that need to be met, including the conduct of a peace process, the suspect having no prior convictions, and the case involving a first crime.
The requirements also include less than five years' imprisonment, a promise of not repeating the crime, and a voluntary peace process carried out through deliberation to reach a consensus, without pressure, coercion, or intimidation.
Meanwhile, restorative justice for drug abuse is based on the results of an investigation using the know-your-suspect method, the suspect not being involved in a drug trafficking network, and based on the end user of the drug.
Other requirements include the suspect never having been included in the wanted list (DPO), an integrated assessment, and the suspect being qualified as a drug addict, victim of drug abuse, or drug abuser, among others.
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Translator: Nadia Putri R, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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