"We all grieve for (her) tragic passing," Widodo said on Twitter.
"Arrest and punish the perpetrators as severely as possible."
Girl's gang rape in Indonesia prompts angry calls for protection
(Times Of India)
(Times Of India)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo
on Wednesday called for severe punishment for a group of men charged
with raping and killing a schoolgirl, a case that has angered rights
groups who say the government is not doing enough to protect women and
children.
Sexual violence is prevalent in Southeast Asia's most populous country, but gang rape is unusual.
"We all grieve for (her) tragic passing," Widodo said on Twitter. "Arrest and punish the perpetrators as severely as possible."
The
president's tweet comes more than a month after the rape and murder of
the 14-year-old took place on the western island of Sumatra.
"This case represents
the issue that sexual crimes still receive minimal attention," the national commission for women's protection from violence said in a statement.
"The state must show a sense of urgency...and return a sense of security to women."
The
attack, reminiscent of the 2012 fatal gang rape in Delhi of a female
university student, has shocked many Indonesians and sparked calls on
social media for a halt to sexual violence.
Police
in Bengkulu, where the attack took place, said seven minors were on
trial, five adults were being investigated and two were on the run.
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