Legal protection for female victims of rape in the Merauke regency, the province
of Papua (Case No.30/Pid.B/2019/ PN.Mrk). How is the legal protection for
female victims of rape in the Merauke Regency, Province of Papua in Penal Case
No. 30/Pid.B/2019/PN.Mrk. The aim of this research is to seek out and investigate
the legal protection of female victims of rape in Merauke Regency, Papua
Province, in the decision of the criminal case No.30/Pid.B/2019/PN.Mrk. This
type of research is normative law. Normative law research is a form of research
that focuses on positive legal norms in the form of applicable laws and
regulations, books, articles and other literature references. Data sources in the
form of primary, secondary and tertiary data. The data was collected by interviews
with spokespersons who are important for the rape victims in Merauke to realize
the legal protection. The spokesperson was Mr. Rizki Yanuar SH., M.H. From the
district court of Merauke. According to research findings of case number 30 / Pid.
B / 2019 / PN Mrk provides adequate legal protection for women victims of rape
in the Merauke regency, in the province of Papua. By imposing criminal
punishment of 11 (eleven) years imprisonment for the accused, so that this can be
considered fair for rape victims (Ona Afdan) in this case, it helps also to protect
women in Merauke and stop rape in the future.