Komnas PA Gives New Evidence To East Java Police On SPI Management Ignoring Complaints Of Victims Of Sexual Harassment

SURABAYA - The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) provides new evidence in the form of additional information, related to alleged cases of student sexual violence at the Selamat Pagi Indonesia (SPI) school in Batu City. One of them, the management ignored the complaints of the victims long before the case was reported to the East Java Police.

"So it's those people (four managers) that I will convey to the regional police so that they can be recalled. So that the East Java Police can determine that the alleged perpetrators are called as witnesses or suspects," said Komnas PA chairman, Arist Merdeka Sirait, met at the Ditreskrimum building of the East Java Police. , Thursday, June 10.

Arist emphasized that the additional information referred to is related to the complaint from the victim to the SPI school management, long before the case was reported to the police. However, said Arist, the SPI management did not follow up on the complaint.

"Therefore, we came here to add information that can be used to meet new evidence," he said.

Arist also knew that there were two SPI representatives who were summoned by the East Java Regional Police investigators, namely the principal and the teacher. They are being questioned as witnesses. However, Komnas PA wants four managers to be summoned to strengthen the evidence.

"Two witnesses have been summoned yesterday, but I don't know what the results will be. But I want to add this so that the two pieces of evidence are strong enough. So that the investigation can be carried out immediately," he said.

The investigation, continued Arist, must be investigated immediately. Because, there have been 14 victims who reported and gave testimony to investigators.

Everything is also included in the Minutes of Examination (BAP). Moreover, the East Java Regional Police has sent an Investigation Order (Sprindik) to the East Java High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati). "The East Java Police have sent a letter to the Attorney General's Office to inform or ask for permission so that the Sprindik will run well," he said.