The Aftermath Of The Death Of Virendy Marjefry Student, Directorate Of Benection Mapala 09 Unhas

Dean of Hasanuddin University's Faculty of Engineering, Prof Muhammad Irsan Ramli (left), gave a statement to journalists/ANTARA

The Chancellor of Hasanuddin University through the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering finally frozen the Organization of Student Activity Unit (SME) for Nature Lovers 09 following basic education activities that killed Virendy Marjefry (19) students. "In order to relax the situation, we will temporarily freeze the SME Mapala 09 at the Faculty of Engineering," said the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Hasanuddin University, Muhammad Irsan Ramli after visiting the funeral home, Telkom Mas Makassar Housing, South Sulawesi, Antara, Monday, January 16. The freezing of SME Mapala 09 of the Faculty of Engineering, he said, was part of the efforts of an integrated investigation team that had been formed to seek information and information from the Diksar organizers. "The goal of this integrated investigation team is that we want to explore further how the chronology of the incident is. So that later, we can use it as a lesson to improve the SPO (Organizational Implementation System) in student SME activities carried out outside the campus," he said. In addition, especially student activities outside campus that are full of risks, such as Mapala activities, wisely the investigation team must receive assistance from the Hasanuddin University Psychological Study Program team in order to obtain information and information so that it can be verified. "And we can also validate well later from the committee brothers and sisters who participated in the Diksar and the Mapala management themselves," he said. Meanwhile, the victim's father, James Wehantouw, said that the incident was only discovered after his colleague told him he was at the Grestelina Hospital in Makassar and it was conveyed by the family who were assigned there that his condition had died. "Already at the hospital, we just found out that he had died. We regret that the committee has never come until now. Only the head of Mapala appeared with his management. Just last night the committee came because we urged the chairman," he said. From the story of the victim's colleague, he said, at that time his condition had dropped, then the committee took over. The victim was asked, could not, in the end, he forced himself to continue because his junior status would definitely follow seniors. "Well, after dropping second before sunset on Friday (13/1), there he was only given a break, given a little food. Asked, can you still be? How come he was asked again, even though he had dropped twice. He should have stopped his activities," he said. Previously, this fourth semester of the Architectural Engineering Department student attended Diksar Mapala 09 in Bara-Baraya Hamlet, Bonto Manurung Village, in Tompo Bulu District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, on Friday night, January 13, 2023, in the open. The victim dropped twice while participating in the market. The family has reported the incident at the Maros Police on Sunday (15/1) along with evidence of photos of alleged violence on the victim's body. The body was received by the family on Saturday (14/1) after being taken at the Grestelina Hospital and buried at the Telkom Mas Complex funeral home. The victim was only buried on Monday (16/1) at TPU Kristen Pannara, Makassar.