Anger over slow response to rapes
Luh De Suriyani, The Jakarta Post, Denpasar, Bali | Thu, 04/15/2010 10:51 PM
A spate of child-rape cases against elementary school girls in Denpasar has sparked anger among parents and children’s groups, who believe local authorities have reacted too slowly.
Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika was visibly upset as he addressed the media, urging police to hunt down those responsible.
“I implore the police to quickly find these heartless perpetrators,” Pastika said, giving law enforcers a one-week deadline to solve the case.
The governor also asked parents and schools to tighten their security to help prevent any similar cases in the future.
Since February this year, five young girls aged between seven and 12 years old have been abducted and sexually assaulted.
The latest case happened last Tuesday, when a 10-year old girl was abducted and raped by an unidentified man. The modus of the crime was similar to previous attacks. The attacker picked the girl up from her school in Tanjung Bungkak, East Denpasar, before taking her to a secluded area and raping her.
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