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Patrialis: Role Will The Reinforced LPSK

Jakarta (AFP) - Justice Minister Patrialis Akbar said the role of Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) is expected to be strengthened further with the formation of a team to revise Law No. 13 of 2006 on LPSK.

"We formed a team to make changes to Law 13/2006 which contains the perceived weaknesses," he said in Jakarta on Friday.

Menkumham explained, a number of weaknesses within their authorities assessed LPSK making institutions are not able to provide optimal protection.

Moreover, today there are witnesses and alleged victims who have the testimony of an accurate but unprotected.

Meanwhile, Chairman Abdul Haris Semendawai Protection Agency says, one that strengthened the role LPSK include protection of the reporter.

While the Act LPSK, he added, only the protection otherwise provided to witnesses and victims.

In addition, Harris said, his party also wanted to have a clearer details of "Whistleblower" or dissemination of a criminal case.

Previously, one of the controversies which have time-related sticking Protection Agency is about the former Head of the Criminal Investigation Police Headquarters Komjen Susno Duadji Pol.

Protection Agency has agreed to provide protection to Susno, but until now Susno still detained at the Mobile Brigade Headquarters Command, Kelapa Dua, Depok.