Jakarta, VIVA \u2013 Deputy Chairman of DPR RI Commission XIII Sugiat\nSantoso revealed that one of the key points in the draft Witness and\nVictim Protection Bill (RUU PSDK) is to establish the Witness and Victim\nProtection Agency (LPSK) as a state institution.<\/p>\n
\u201cA key point of this RUU PSDK is the strengthening of LPSK to become\na state institution,\u201d said Sugiat when contacted in Jakarta on Monday,\n13 April 2026.<\/p>\n
Sugiat stated that Commission XIII of DPR RI also hopes that this\nlegal framework will position LPSK on par with other law enforcement\ninstitutions, particularly in the context of victim and witness\nrecovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that LPSK will be on par with other law enforcement\napparatus in the context of victim and witness recovery,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, there are several reasons why Commission XIII of\nDPR RI is striving as much as possible to elevate LPSK\u2019s status to an\nofficial state institution. One of them is that LPSK\u2019s position so far\nhas not been sufficiently recognised when handling witnesses and victims\nof criminal acts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this is a forward step from this law revision; it\u2019s one of\nthe forward steps, right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This legislator from the Gerindra Party Faction emphasised that the\ngovernment in principle agrees with all inputs and proposals outlined by\nCommission XIII of DPR RI in the RUU PSDK draft.<\/p>\n
For Sugiat, the approval to elevate LPSK\u2019s status to an official\nstate institution and on par with other law enforcement institutions is\na forward step for the government of President Prabowo Subianto.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the government in principle agrees, the government and DPR agree\nthat LPSK\u2019s institutional status is elevated to a state institution;\nthis is a forward step in Mr Prabowo\u2019s government,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, this People\u2019s Representative from the North\nSumatra III electoral district emphasised that the RUU PSDK shares the\nsame spirit as the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Procedure Code\n(KUHAP). \u201cSo not only corrective justice, but also restorative justice,\u201d\nhe stressed.<\/p>\n
The RUU PSDK has been approved by DPR RI Commission XIII together\nwith the government, represented by Deputy Minister of Law and Human\nRights Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, to be brought to the Plenary Session.\nThe approval was taken in a working meeting of DPR RI Commission XIII\nwith the Ministry of Law today.<\/p>\n
Sugiat hopes that the RUU PSDK can be brought to the agenda of the\nnearest Plenary Session to be enacted into law (UU). \u201cIn the next DPR\nPlenary Session, we hope this is already finalised, approved at the\nsecond stage, right,\u201d said Sugiat.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/witness-and-victim-protection-bill-brought-to-plenary-dpr-lpsk-officially-becomes-a-state-institution-1776088254", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }