Ministry Of Religion Revokes Operational Permits Of Islamic Boarding Schools Owned By The Rapists Of Dozens Of Students

Director General of the Ministry of Religion M. Ali Ramdhani. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Religion revoked the operational permit of one of the Islamic boarding schools in Bandung, following the revelation of the alleged rape case involving the owner and leader of the pesantren, HW (36), against dozens of his female students. General of Islamic Education of the Ministry of Religion M. Ali Ramdhani in a written statement received in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Friday, December 10. In addition to the Manarul Huda Islamic Boarding School, the Ministry of Religion also closed the Tahfidz Quran Almadani Islamic Boarding School which was also managed by HW. This institution does not yet have an operational permit from the Ministry of Religion. Dhani said the Ministry of Religion supports the legal steps that have been taken by the police. As a regulator, the Ministry of Religion has the administrative power to limit the movement of institutions that commit serious violations like this. Meanwhile, the Director of Diniyah Education and Islamic Boarding Schools at the Ministry of Religion Waryono said that from the start, after the case was revealed, his party immediately coordinated with the West Java Police and the Indonesian Child Protection Commission ( KPAI) West Java.

The first step that has been taken is to close and stop teaching and learning activities at the pesantren institution. The Ministry of Religion immediately repatriated all students to their respective areas of origin and helped them find other schools to continue their education. Previously, the West Java High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) said the teacher and owner of a boarding school with the initials HW (36) was threatened with 20 years in prison due to his act of raping 12 female students until they became pregnant and gave birth. Plt. West Java Attorney General's Criminal Assistant, Riyono, said that HW is now a defendant because he has already been on trial. HW is entangled in Article 81 of the Child Protection Law. "The threat is 15 years, but it should be underlined that there is a burden because as an educator, the threat is 20 years," said Riyono. In this action, there were as many as 12 female students who were victims who at that time were still minors.