Family Asks Police To Investigate IAIN Gorontalo Student Death

The IAIN Gorontalo Student Family who died during the raid was accompanied by a number of attorneys after submitting a complaint to the Gorontalo Police SPKT. (ANTARA/Zulkifli Polimengo)

GORONTALO - The family of student of the State Islamic Institute of Religion (IAIN) Sutan Amai Gorontalo who died while participating in the stunting activity, asked the Gorontalo Police to investigate and reveal allegations of irregularities in the death of their family.

The attorney for the victim's family, Hasnia, together with 26 lawyers who are members of the Gorontalo Indonesian Advocates Association (IKADIN), were given a mandate by the family to submit a report to the Integrated Police Service Center (SPKT) of the Gorontalo Police.

"We represent the family who has submitted a report related to HS' death, which occurred on October 1, 2023. So we ask the Kapolda to thoroughly investigate the cause of death," said Hasnia as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, October 6.

Until now, the family does not know exactly the cause of death of the student.

The reason is that before participating in the leadership activities in Bone Bolango Regency, HS, which was later discovered by the residents of Boalemo Regency, Gorontalo, was confirmed to be in good health before leaving for the activity.

"Therefore, through this legal process, we intend and hope that the cause of death from the late HS can be known," he said.

The reporting material that was submitted, he said, was an alleged negligence from the organizing committee during the implementation of educational and training activities (diklat).

"What we report is the committee, because there is indeed a copy of the activity letter contained by the committee who knows about the implementation of the activity," he said.

So far, according to him, there has been no notification and response from the organizers regarding the exact cause of the death of their client's family.

However, at the time of the funeral, the campus had come and felt sad, and said that it would be cooperative.

"While at the funeral home, the campus stated that whatever steps the family took from the late HS, the campus would be cooperative," he added.