Depok – The Depok municipal administration has been urged to pass a bylaw on domestic violence in a bid to reduce cases of abuse against children and women.

"The number of domestic violence cases is still high in Depok, and many more women are still reluctant to report their cases," said Vivit Maswita, a Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) executive who chairs a committee on women's issues.

She said the Depok Police recorded about 400 domestic violence cases last year. "We have also found many unreported cases against children and women but we are still validating the data," she said.

Depok legislative council member Qurtifa Wijaya, who is also a member of the council's legislation committee, said the council was currently busy deliberating 20 priority bylaws that had to be passed sometime this year.