Liputan6.com, jakarta – The Witness and Institute for Protection of Victims (LPSK) received 10,217 applicants for 2024 and had significant growth in comparison with the previous year of 7,600 candidates to protect witnesses and victims of criminal actions.
“At present, we can only transfer the number of requests for witnesses and victims of 2024, which have increased quite high compared to the previous year,” said the deputy chairman of LPSK Antonius PS Wibowo in Pangalpinance, Saturday (12/7), as Antara said.
He stated that up to 10,217 requests for the protection of witnesses and victims of crimes of 2024 came from various provinces in Indonesia, and this was a necessity registered community.
“The most request comes from a lawyer because they are the closest people from witnesses and victims of this more and more complex criminal offense,” he said.
He stated that the request for the protection of witnesses and victims also came from police recommendations, the victims themselves and witnesses, the families of victims and, finally, government institutions.
“There are quite a few requests from government institutions, both from central and regional government institutions,” he said.