Absolute prohibition of TPPO requires a special department…

Absolute prohibition of TPPO requires a special department under the President

Elenta Firnanda

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07 May 2026 · 04:06 07 May 2026 04:06 WIB 4 minutes reading time: 4 minutes 7 read

So far, "preventing" TPPO is just a bureaucratic routine. Propose an Absolute Ban and a Special Department under the President to break up syndicates.

Ilustrasi editorial ini menggambarkan seruan keras terhadap pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Perdagangan Orang (TPPO). (Source: AI ChatGPT, Redaksi Literasi Hukum Indonesia)

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Table of Contents

Semantic and Juridical Issues
Radical Institutional Reform
Silent Operator Intelligence Strategy
Public Sanctions and National Blacklist
Cover

Section 2/3: Radical Institutional Reform

Radical Institutional Reform

Handling TPPO also requires fundamental institutional reform. Currently, authority is spread across various ministries and local governments, making it vulnerable to overlap, slow, and easily influenced by political and corporate interests. As a result, only accomplices are arrested, while the brains and financiers remain free.

The solution is the establishment of a Special Department for Combating TPPO directly under the President. This superbody institution must have cross-agency coordination authority (Police, Attorney General's Office, KPK, BIN, Immigration, and OJK), intelligence authority for prevention and prosecution, as well as an independent budget and recruitment.

Placed under the President, this institution will have the authority to shake the economic powers that be. In its presence, the principle of equality before the law is no longer a slogan, but a reality. Anyone involved in human exploitation is a gross human rights criminal, with no immunity due to economic contribution or position.

Silent Operator Intelligence Strategy

The enforcement strategy must change from a conventional, sporadic approach to a smart intelligence strategy. Impromptu raids and field arrests only cut off the tail of the syndicate. Cash transactions, recruitment through social media with the lure of work, and exploitation in the fisheries, plantation and migration sectors are difficult to detect through digital footprints.

Therefore, a Silent Operator approach is absolutely necessary. Silent surveillance, unannounced lifestyle monitoring, cross-jurisdictional asset tracing and analysis of unusual transaction patterns are key. Strong circumstantial evidence such as wealth mismatches with business profiles must be recognized in court so that perpetrators no longer hide behind "victim consent" or fake documents.

Referensi

Undang-Undang Nomor 21 Tahun 2007 tentang Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Perdagangan Orang (UU TPPO), khususnya Pasal 1 angka 1, Pasal 2, Pasal 11, dan Pasal 26.
Undang-Undang Nomor 8 Tahun 2010 tentang Pencegahan dan Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Pencucian Uang (UU TPPU).
Undang-Undang Nomor 30 Tahun 2002 tentang Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (UU KPK).
Laporan Tahunan Pemberantasan TPPO Kementerian Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Perlindungan Anak (Kemen PPPA) periode 2020–2024.
Konvensi Palermo (Protokol Palermo) Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa tentang Pencegahan, Penindakan, dan Penghukuman terhadap Perdagangan Orang, khususnya Perempuan dan Anak (2000).