2 Unand Padang Student Sexual Harassment Perpetrators Tried Next Wednesday

SUMBAR - The Padang District Attorney has transferred a case of alleged sexual harassment against Andalas University (Unand) students to the court for immediate trial.

Head of the General Crimes Section of the Padang Kejari, Budi Sastera, said that based on the court's determination, it was known that the inaugural trial for the case that ensnared the two defendants would be held on Wednesday next week.

"We have transferred the case to the Class IA Padang District Court on Wednesday (June 14), and today the court has issued a decision for the trial schedule," he said in Padang, West Sumatra (West Sumatra), Monday, June 19, which was confiscated by Antara.

The two defendants in this case are H, male and N female. Both have backgrounds as medical students at a state university in the local city.

Budi explained that the delegation of cases was carried out after the Public Prosecutor's Team (JPU) at the Padang Kejari and the West Sumatra Prosecutor's Office completed the indictments for the two perpetrators.

"In this case, the Public Prosecutor uses alternative charges, where the Prosecutor will choose which article is appropriate to apply according to the facts at trial," he explained.

The first indictment is Article 14 paragraph (1) letter a of Law Number 12 of 2022 concerning criminal acts of sexual violence containing elements of committing, allegedly recording or screenshots containing pornography without permission, Juncto (Jo) Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st Criminal Code.

The second is Article 29 Jo 4 paragraph (1) of Law No. 4 of 2008 concerning pornography, Jo Article 55 paragraph (1) to 1 of the Criminal Code.

The three articles 45 paragraph 1 junto article 27 paragraph 1 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning electronic information and transactions or ITE, Jo 55 paragraph (1) 1st of the Criminal Code.

Budi said the two defendants are currently still undergoing detention at the prosecution level, both of them will be presented by the prosecutor to the trial in the first trial.

To note, the case that ensnared the two suspects was the alleged sexual harassment of his own campus friend, in the form of shooting and "transmit" to other parties.