The activists, grouped under the Coalition of Justice for Women, demanded in a petition addressed to, among others, the top brass of the Samarinda Police, the East Kalimantan Police and the Samarinda Prosecutors Office, to bring the suspect to court for his alleged crime.

"The case should not be settled through customary law or be settled out of court," said Yuliwati, one of the activists who participated in the writing of the petition, which was published on change.org.

The man was arrested on July 26 in Samarinda, the provincial capital of East Kalimantan, for allegedly raping his daughter three times when his wife was out of town. The latest assault took place on July 25, according to the police.

Citing the testimony of the victim, Samarinda Police detective chief Comr. Yuliansyah said the suspect had forced his daughter to drink alcohol before sexually assaulting her.

"The victim managed to escape from her house afterward and got help from her neighbors who accompanied her to report the case to [the police]," Yuliansyah said.

The police subsequently named the father a rape suspect after collecting sufficient evidence, including the victim's physical examination results. The victim was also taken to a safe house.

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