The Law on Sexual Violence is already in place for a number of years, yet the implementation is lagging. There are new policies with regards to the Law on Sexual Violence:
Government Regulation No. 27 Year 2024 on Coordination and Monitoring of the Implementation of the Law on Sexual Violence as officially in place on 2nd July 2024 (initiated by the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection)
Government Regulation No. 29 Year 2025 on Financial Aid to Victims of Sexual Violence (Article 35 point (4) officially endorsed on 18 June 2025).
Government Regulation No. 30 Year 2025 on Prevention of Sexual Violence and Its Handling, Protection, and Identification of Sexual Violence Victims (Article 46 point (2), Article 66 point (3), and Article 80 officially endorsed on 25 June 2025).
Four Presidential Regulations:
Presidential Regulation No. 9 Year 2024 on Education and Training for the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence (Article 81 point (4) officially endorsed on 23 January 2024).
Presidential Regulation No. 55 Year 2024 on Provincial and District Technical Implementation Units re. Protection of Women and Children/Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (Article 78) officially endorsed on 22 April 2024.
Presidential Regulation No. 98 Year 2024 on Integrated Services for the Management, Protection, and Recovery of Victims of Sexual Violence by the National Government (simplification of Article 70 points 4 and 75) officially endorsed on 10 September 2024.
Draft Presidential regulation on National Policy for the eradication of Secual Violence (Article 84 point 2) (Its Development, this Draft Presidential Regulation completes its Credit Assessment (PAK), its harmonisation, Draft Presidential Regulation is returned to the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection , based on clarification from the State Secretariat, and limited Coordination Meeting results dated 23 May 2025 (Coordinating Ministry for Human and Cultural Development (PMK), Ministry of State Secretariat, Ministry of Law, and Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection). There is need for changes in urgency/concept within the Presidential Regulation to keep it in line with “Asta Cita”or the Eight Stated Mission of Prabowo-Gibran and National Mid-Term Development Plan 2025-2029, as well as completion of Presidential Regulation through proposal-of-Idea mechanism.
It is important to note that time is required for the Law to be internalised, particularly when special budget is allocated to the Police and to the cost of information dissemination, as explained by Eva Sundari, the Special Staff for the National Consultative Assembly, during a Denpasar discussion 12 on Wednesday, 23/7. The discussion features a resource person - Police Commissioner Dr. Rita Wulandari Wibowo (Sub-directiorate Chief 1 Crime Directiorate of PPA and Personnel Supervisory Official (PPA) within the Police) and (Retired) Police Inspector General Desy Andriani (Deputy Women Rights Protection within the Ministry of Women and Child Protection).
With regards to education and information dissemination, Rita Wulandari Wibowo says that education and information dissemination will be sped up and is now awaiting curricula as part of the formal requirement for module development. Her office will also establish tutors in 34 Provincial and District Police Offices out of 38 provinces. She expects that there will be tools to speed up the implementation in the field, and to prepare programs. Other activities include online appeal and invitation to the investigator(s) to give information regarding strategies to address sexual violence. There is no need for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a cooperation.
"We are the spearhead. We will initiate by inviting stakeholders. A number of ministries have made an MoU with the Police in the form of collaboration. We cannot wait for every areas because the job will not be done, so we will involve relevant ministries/offices simultaneously," says Rita.
Rita adds that colleagues from Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) will conduct verification of services by service provider forum (FPL) and hot to filter and unite all steps and actions.
During question and answer at Pancasila University, the victims’ advocate, Amanda Manthovani says that she has accompanied victims from the start of the case reporting for 18 months. She talks about the examination by the investigators, and points out that the investigators are all male, which has certain effects on victims. The latter feel the pressures and the re-emergence of trauma as they face male investigators. During examination, the investigators are talking to the victims more so than to the advocates. They give the progress to the investigation - a Police service to provide information to community regarding the progress of a case, by coming directly to victims’ houses/apartments.
One victim, NZ is looking into her case up to the North Jakarta Court, and finds that the Order to Start an Investigation has been issued twice and 18 months have passed by without any notification. The case has not make use of the principles contained in the Law on Sexual Violence. "We are waiting for the results of expert testimonies regarding the Police Investigation report. They do not yet have the necessary understanding regarding the Law on Sexual Violence,”says Amanda.
Amanda also writes a letter to the Police Professional and Security Division Bureau and awaits the latter’s response. When the Police Investigation report is done, there is not copy from expert witness(es). "We are with Mrs. Veronika and Mr. Imanuel. Because the victim is a worker. The investigator gives us the resume, all indications tend to favour the perpetrator. So what happens when there is a Directive to Stop the Investigation (SP3)? How would the State protects the victims? And what happens if the perpetrator reports us to the police? It that is the case, I am sure no woman will come forward," says Amanda.
She also expects that the Ministry of Manpower sets up a task force to deal with sexual violence. (Ast)
