Strengthen Child Protection Synergy
The abduction of Malika Anastasya, 6, has become an alarm and at the same time a challenge to the country to intensify and optimize child protection.
Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief (Kapolres) Kombes Komarudin showed a photo of Malika in her family arms after being found. Malika was allegedly abducted by Iwan Sumarno for 26 days and was found by the police on Monday (2/1/2023) night.
Prior to the case of Malika, in May 2022 a case of the abduction of 12 children in South Jakarta and Bogor, West Java was revealed. The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) recorded that in 2022 there were 28 child abduction cases, higher than the rate in 2021, totaling 15 cases.
Owing to their age and physicality, children are prone to becoming victims of crimes, including abduction and various other forms of violence. Different regulations have been issued to guarantee child protection, such as the Constitutions of 1945, Law No.35/2014 on Child Protection, and Presidential Regulation No.101/2022 on the National Strategy for the Elimination of Violence against Children signed by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on July 15, 2022.