Proven Obscene Student, Unsri Lecturer Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison

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PALEMBANG - The panel of judges at the Palembang District Court, South Sumatra, sentenced an unscrupulous Sriwijaya University (Unsri) lecturer to a case of alleged sexual harassment of female students.

The verdict was read by the Chairperson of the Panel of Judges, Fatimah, in a verdict hearing at the Palembang District Court, which was attended by the defendant Aditya Rol Azmi, an online lecturer at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Science (FKIP).

According to the judge, the sentence was given to the defendant based on the testimony of witnesses in the facts of the trial which was strengthened by a number of evidences.

Defendant Aditya was proven guilty of committing a crime against his student with the initials DR, as stipulated in Article 294 paragraph (2) 2 of the Criminal Code regarding obscene acts against a person assigned to him.

For this action, the Panel of Judges ordered the defendant to remain in detention, namely at the Class IA Pakjo Detention Center, Palembang.

“The defendant is an educator who should set a good example and become a burdensome consideration. Then the mitigating thing is the attitude of the defendant who admits his actions," said Judge Fatimah.

Meanwhile, the defendant Aditya stated that he would consider accepting or submitting an appeal, through his legal advisor, against the sentence given by the panel of judges.

Previously, it was known, based on the results of the examination by the Ditreskrimum Police of the South Sumatra Police, Aditya was suspected of sexually harassing the victim DR by providing thesis guidance.

The incident took place at the History Laboratory of FKIP Unsri Indralaya, Ogan Ilir on Saturday (25/9/2021), according to the police at that time the victim was persuaded to do some sexual acts with Aditya.

For this action, the Unsri rectorate disabled the defendant Aditya as a lecturer and his functional position at FKIP Unsri.