Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- The Indonesian Ombudsman has urged the government to immediately establish a new national action plan for 2025-2029 to combat a sharp rise in human trafficking cases.

According to data cited by Ombudsman member Johanes Widijantoro, the National Police (Polri) handled 609 human trafficking cases involving 1,503 victims in the first three months of 2025 alone.

This number already surpasses half of the total cases (843) and victims (2,179) recorded throughout all of 2024.

Widijantoro stated that Indonesia's supervisory system against trafficking remains weak, with suboptimal coordination and victim protection.

He called on President Prabowo Subianto to promptly establish a new, measurable action plan to show that the ...