VICTIMS ARE IN” SAFE PROTECTION” ,
The Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection told CNA it is aware of three reported subjects of Fajar, and said they are being cared for.  ,
” None of them have fled. They are in healthy security. Two of the patients are still being accompanied by their parents, but they do not need to be at a healthy house”, said Ciput Eka Purwianti, the agency’s assistant lieutenant for child safety.
Social employees from Kupang and East Nusa Tenggara territory even continue to provide emotional support to the sufferers.  ,
The government works with the Witness and Victim Protection Agency ( LPSK), the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, the authorities and other infant protection organizations to organize efforts in the country.
It is committed to ensuring that the situation is handled according to the law on sexual assault acts in the country, which guarantees the safety of the victims ‘ rights throughout the process, from research to treatment and independence, said Ciput.
This includes the process of interviewing the victims, she said.
” Victims of sexual violence should only be interviewed once. If additional evidence is needed, investigators should use recorded interviews so that the child does not have to repeat their testimony multiple times”, Ciput added.  ,
The women empowerment ministry also strives to make the investigation process child-friendly by ensuring that investigators do not wear official uniforms that could potentially cause fear or intimidate the victims.
Indonesia’s 2024 National Survey on Children and Adolescents ‘ Life Experiences found that half of those aged 13 to 17 in the country have experienced some form of violence during their lives.
” While statistics on reported sexual assault cases have increased every year, this does not mean that violence has increased but increasing public awareness, which is a good sign”, Ciput added.  ,
” Sexual violence is still an emergency. Non-contact sexual violence has affected 4 per cent of girls and 4 per cent of boys, this figure does not even include contact sexual violence”, she said.