Finally, The Police Handed Over The Files Of Two Suspects In The Case Of Sexual Harassment Of Unsri Students

The archives of the General Crime Investigation Directorate of the South Sumatra Police show evidence belonging to the suspect, an Unsri FE lecturer in revealing a case of alleged sexual harassment against a female student, on Friday, January 10. (Intermediate Photo)

PALEMBANG - The South Sumatra Regional Police handed over the case files of two suspects related to the alleged sexual harassment case against Sriwijaya University (Unsri) students to the South Sumatra High Court.

The two suspects had the initials AR, a lecturer at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Science (FKIP) Unsri and a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics (FE) Unsri. "For the two suspects, the first phase (investigation) has been completed and the files have been transferred to the South Sumatra Prosecutor's Office," said Head of Sub-Directorate IV Renakta of the South Sumatra Police Commissioner Masnoni in Palembang, Saturday, January 22.

According to Masnoni, the dossier of the results of the investigation given to the prosecutor is complete along with the respective evidence, so currently they are just waiting for instructions from the Prosecutor's Office for further processing. "Yesterday there was P-19. But we have fulfilled it. Currently we are just waiting for the prosecutor's instructions," he added as reported by Antara.

It was previously known that the Ditreskrimum of the South Sumatra Police named an AR lecturer as a suspect on Monday (6/12) for the alleged sexual harassment case against a female DR student (victim).

The sexual harassment was carried out by the suspect AR with the mode of providing thesis guidance to the victim, which took place at the History Laboratory of FKIP Unsri, Indralaya Campus, Ogan Ilir, on Saturday (25/9).

Based on the results of the crime scene (TPK) with the victim on Wednesday (1/12), investigators noted that there were several physical acts carried out by the suspect against the victim, such as kissing and touching the victim, but not having sex. The suspect confessed to his actions and secured evidence of the victim's clothing.

For this action, suspect AR is suspected of violating Article 289 of the Criminal Code concerning Obscenity and Acts that attack the honor of morality, Juncto Article 294 paragraph (2) points 1 and 2 of the Criminal Code with a threat of nine years in prison. The suspect has been deactivated as a lecturer and his functional position at FKIP Unsri by the rectorate.

Meanwhile, the Unsri FE Lecturer, R, was named a suspect on Friday (10/12). He faces a maximum prison sentence of 12 years.

The threat of punishment is as regulated in Article 9 Juncto Article 35 of Law (UU) Number 44 of 2008 concerning Pornography which was imposed by investigators on suspect R.

The article was suspected of suspect R because according to the results of the investigation it was supported by sufficient evidence. The suspect is suspected of sexually harassing verbally through text messages to female students with the initials F, C, and D.

According to investigators, the short message contained suspect R inviting the victim to make a sex video call, ordering the victim to take off her upper underwear, then imagining the victim's body until her lust was satisfied.

The evidence that was secured by the police investigators consisted of three units of devices belonging to the victim, one unit of devices belonging to the suspect, including the phone numbers of the victim and the suspect, and a screenshot of a short message conversation via social media networks.

Where as a result of the alleged sexual harassment case, the Unsri Rectorate took a stance by disabling the lecturer R from his position as the Head of the Management Department of FE Unsri, Bukit Besar Campus, Palembang, including being relieved of his duties as a lecturer until the alleged sexual harassment case was completed.