JAKARTA - Attorney General ST Burhanuddin confirmed that the case of a part-time teacher in Muaro Jambi Regency named Tri Wulansari who is a suspect in alleged child abuse, will be stopped by the Prosecutor's Office.
This was conveyed by the Attorney General in a working meeting with Commission III of the DPR after hearing an in-depth explanation from Commission III member of the DPR Hinca Panjaitan.
In his presentation, Hinca said Commission III of the DPR received a report from an honorary teacher named Tri Wulansari who was criminalized for enforcing discipline against his students.
The teacher was reported to the police for allegedly beating a student who refused to shave his hair while carrying out hair discipline for students.
Commission III, said Hinca, argued that the case did not meet the elements of mens rea (malicious intent).
"We concluded that based on Article 36 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code of our country, it is not adamens rea," he said as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 20.
In addition, continued Hinca, this case also burdened the teacher because he had to report physically to the Muaro Jambi Police. In fact, the distance from the teacher's house to the Police is 80 kilometers.
Because this case has been at the Prosecutor's Office, he conveyed directly to the Attorney General that this case should be stopped.
"Therefore, through this working meeting, I convey to the Attorney General to ask, through the Jambi Attorney General, the Muaro Jambi District Attorney's Office, Commission III to ask for the termination of this case," he said.
At the request, the Attorney General guaranteed that this case would be stopped.
"I guarantee, if the case file goes to the Prosecutor's Office, I will stop," he said.
It is known that Commission III of the DPR received an audience from an honorary teacher named Tri Wulansari who was named a suspect for alleged violence against children.
During the hearing, Tri told the story that this case began when he was carrying out hair discipline for students in 2025.
He found four students whose hair was dyed so that their hair had to be cut. However, one of the students fought back and uttered inappropriate words.
He also reflexively hit the student's mouth. He also confirmed that the student was not injured and continued to attend classes.
However, this incident made the student's parents report Tri to the police and eventually he was named a suspect.
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