MASJID SEBAGAI PUSAT TRANSIT PERLINDUNGAN DAN ADUAN KES KEGANASAN RUMAH TANGGA: TINJAUAN AWAL

(MOSQUE AS A TRANSIT AND COMPLAINT CENTER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES: A PRELIMINARY STUDY )

Abstract

Peningkatan kes keganasan rumahtangga sepanjang tahun 2020 iaitu sebanyak 5,260 dan 902 kes pada Januari sehingga April 2021 yang direkodkan  oleh Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) menunjukkan isu keganasan rumah tangga memerlukan intervensi dan kerjasama pelbagai pihak bagi menanganinya. Jabatan Pembangunan Wanita (JPW), Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM) dengan kerjasama Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI) telah melancarkan projek rintis ‘Program Masjid Santuni Masyarakat’ dengan menjadikan masjid sebagai pusat transit perlindungan dan aduan pemandiri kes keganasan rumah tangga pada April 2021. Usaha ini adalah pertama seumpamanya apabila Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan dan Masjid Al-Ghufran (Taman Tun Dr Ismail) telah dipilih sebagai perintis pusat transit perlindungan dan aduan kes keganasan rumah tangga. Sehubungan itu, artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peranan masjid sebagai pusat transit perlindungan dan aduan kes keganasan rumahtangga selain mengenalpasti isu-isu dan cabaran yang timbul. Analisis dibuat terhadap jurnal akademik dan dokumen-dokumen berkaitan serta praktis sedia ada dalam pengendalian kes keganasan rumah tangga di Malaysia. Kajian mendapati usaha menjadikan masjid sebagai pusat transit perlindungan dan aduan kes keganasan rumah tangga adalah satu langkah proaktif namun beberapa perkara perlu diberikan perhatian selanjutnya seperti punca kuasa masjid menurut perundangan, keselamatan pemandiri, kemudahan-kemudahan yang disediakan, kompetensi pegawai masjid, SOP pengurusan pusat transit serta aduan kes dan sebagainya. Artikel ini seterusnya akan mencadangkan kerangka penambahbaikan dalam pengendalian dan pengurusan kes keganasan rumah tangga yang akan dilaksanakan oleh pihak masjid terlibat di Malaysia.

The increasing numbers of the domestic violence cases during 2020 for about 5,260 cases and 902 cases in January to April 2021 that have been recorded by the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) shows that the issue of domestic violence requires the intervention and cooperation of various parties to address it. In April 2021, the Department of Women Development (JPW), Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) in collaboration with the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (JAWI) has launched a pilot project named 'Program Masjid Santuni Masyarakat' by making the mosque a transit center for protection and complaints of survivors of domestic violence. This effort was the first of its kind when the Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan and the Al-Ghufran Mosque (Taman Tun Dr Ismail) were selected as pioneers of transit and complaints centers of domestic violence cases. Thus, this article aims to analyze the role of the mosque as transit and complaints center of domestic violence cases as well as to identify the issues and challenges that arise. Analysis was made on academic journals and related documents as well as the existing practices in handling domestic violence cases in Malaysia. The study found that the effort to make the mosque as mosque as transit and complaints center of domestic violence cases is a proactive measure but some issues need to be addressed such as the jurisdiction of the mosque according to the law, safety of survivors, facilities provided, competency of mosque officers in handling the domestic violence cases, standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the  transit center, the complaints’ management and so on. This article will further propose a framework for the  management of domestic violence cases that will be catered later by the respective mosques in Malaysia.