PRIME NEWS POST
The INDONESIAN (Jakarta) – The step taken by the Sumenep Police Resort to approve a Restorative Justice (RJ) application deserves appreciation as a form of law enforcement that is not rigid, blind, or merely focused on meeting detention quotas. This decision affirms that the law still embodies common sense and conscience, rather than being just a punitive tool.
The suspect’s legal representative, Attorney Daeng Suryadi, S.H., publicly expressed gratitude to the leadership and personnel of the Sumenep Police Resort for approving the case resolution through the Restorative Justice mechanism, based on Article 127 of Law Number 35 of 2009 on Narcotics.
The article explicitly designates individuals who abuse drugs for personal use as victims, not purely criminal offenders. The state, through law enforcement agencies, is obligated to provide rehabilitation, rather than just imprisonment – which often fails to address the root of the problem.
“Article 127 of the Narcotics Law is clear and unambiguous legal basis. Drug abusers proven to be using for personal use must be treated as victims in need of medical and social rehabilitation, not thrown into prison without a solution,” emphasized Daeng Suryadi.
The approval of Restorative Justice by the Sumenep Police Resort also proves that law enforcement agencies do not merely read legal provisions, but understand the spirit of the law. Medical and social rehabilitation can now proceed as intended – as an effort to save lives and futures, rather than destroying someone’s life in the name of legal formalities.
This step also serves as a strong rebuke to law enforcement practices that have long equated drug users with dealers, as if the law has no room for empathy and substantive justice.
The Sumenep Police Resort has set an example that restorative justice is not a weakness of the law, but a manifestation of courage to uphold the law in a civilized, humane, and rehabilitation-focused manner.
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