ng yang mengalami disabilitas fisik, mental, atau intelektual. Angka tersebut tak dapat dikatakan kecil, sehingga DPR harus akomodasi hak penyandang disabilitas di RUU KUHAP. "Jumlah penyandang disabilitas di Indonesia sangat besar. Maka perlindungan terhadap penyandang disabilitas ketika berhadapan dengan hukum harus diatur dalam RUU KUHAP yang semestinya menjadi lebih baik dibanding KUHAP. Tetapi ini nyatanya tidak," kata Maruli. Menurut Maruli, hal ini menyebabkan hak penyandang disabilitas dalam kasus hukum menjadi terpinggirkan. Banyak kasus hukum yang menimpa penyandang disabilitas tidak diproses. Koalisi untuk Pembaruan Hukum Acara Pidana pun meminta DPR dan pemerintah menunda pembahasan RUU KUHP-KUHAP karena masih banyak substansi yang perlu diperbaiki, khususnya masalah perlindungan terhadap penyandang disabilitas. Penundaan ini diperlukan sebab selain belum terakomodasinya hak penyandang disabilitas di RUU KUHAP secara eksplisit, pemahaman pemerintah dan DPR mengenai disabilitas pun perlu dibenahi. Bahwa disabilitas itu bukan hanya yang terlihat secara fisik, sebab ada pula yang sifatnya mental dan intelektual. Bahkan dua jenis disabilitas terakhir tersebut yang kerap mendapat diskriminasi oleh aparat hukum.(DPM) sumber: Kompas

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JAKARTA - The discussion of the Draft Law (RUU) on the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) by the DPR is considered not yet optimal. The DPR must consider the rights of persons with disabilities in the Criminal Procedure Code Bill. The Bill still lacks clear provisions and procedures regarding the handling of legal cases involving persons with disabilities. As reported by Kompas.com, the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has called on the DPR to postpone the discussion of the Criminal Procedure Code Bill. "Case handling at the police, prosecutor's office, and court levels has not yet accommodated the special needs of persons with disabilities before the law. For example, sign language interpreters and interpreters for persons with mental disabilities," said Marulitua Rajagukguk, a Public Lawyer from LBH Jakarta, at the LBH Office in Jakarta, on Tuesday (4/3/2014). Maruli explained that in the Criminal Procedure Code Bill, there are only two articles regulating the rights of persons with disabilities, namely Article 91 paragraph 2 and Article 168 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Criminal Procedure Code Bill. Article 91 paragraph 2 states: "In the event that the suspect or defendant is blind, mute, or deaf, assistance shall be provided in accordance with the provisions referred to in Article 168." Furthermore, Article 168 paragraph 1 states: "If the defendant or witness is mute, deaf, or unable to write, the presiding judge shall appoint a person skilled in communicating with the defendant or witness as an interpreter." In Article 168 paragraph 2, it states: "If the defendant or witness is mute or deaf but able to write, the presiding judge shall convey all questions or reprimands in writing to the defendant or witness and instruct them to write their answers, and subsequently all questions and answers must be read aloud." According to Maruli, these two articles primarily regulate provisions during the trial process. However, at the investigation stage, the rights of persons with disabilities are not clearly regulated. "In the context of investigations or cases that have not yet gone to trial, it is not clearly regulated," he said. According to UN data, the estimated number of persons with disabilities in a developing country like Indonesia is 10% of the total population. In short, there are approximately 24 million people with physical, mental, or intellectual disabilities. This figure is not insignificant, thus the DPR must accommodate the rights of persons with disabilities in the Criminal Procedure Code Bill. "The number of persons with disabilities in Indonesia is very large. Therefore, the protection of persons with disabilities when facing the law must be regulated in the Criminal Procedure Code Bill, which should be better than the existing Cr

DPR Harus Akomodasi Hak Penyandang Disabilitas di RUU KUHAP

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