JOURNAL 16

Sinaga case: What Indonesia can learn from the UK in handling sexual violence

Before Sunday, almost no one heard about Reynhard Sinaga, an Indonesian student who has been living in Manchester, the United Kingdom, since 2007. For two past years, a Greater Manchester Police investigation team and prosecutors worked in silence as they scrutinized Reynhard’s role in one of the most shocking sexual assault cases in UK criminal history. Journalists attended the case’s four trial hearings but were restricted from publishing a word about it to ensure that Reynhard would have a fair trial and with the thought of protecting his victims.