Jakarta – The Directorate of General Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimum) Polda Metro Jaya stated that the Cambodian government has determined that the sale of a kidney is against the law in his country.
“This is the result of our coordination when the team went there (to Cambodia) and received an explanation from the Cambodian authorities, from the police there, including Prime Minister Hun Sen’s adviser team. It was stated that this case violated the law in Cambodia as well,” said the Dirreskrimum Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Pol Hengki Haryadi, Friday, (28/7).
For your information, one of the things that has become an obstacle to disclosing the criminal act of trafficking in persons (TPPO) is the legal disagreement between Indonesia and Cambodia regarding the sale and purchase of kidneys. Now, with this latest statement, it automatically helps in investigating the case.
“Of course, this double criminality is easier to bring. Indeed, this is a requirement for bringing suspects in Cambodia to Indonesia,” said Kombes Pol Hengki.
Double criminality is the principle which states that crimes that can be extradited are crimes that can be punished, both according to Indonesian law and the laws of other countries.
Furthermore, Kombes Pol Hengki also said that Cambodia is ready to assist the National Police in investigating the case of buying and selling kidneys which involved 12 suspects with a total of 122 victims.
“The point is, they have good intentions to proactively assist our investigation. We have submitted all the data to the Cambodian government,” said Kombes Pol Hengki. Bembo
