The Chancellor Of Pancasila University Alludes To The Election Of Chancellors In The Middle Of Reports Of Alleged Sexual Harassment

Pancasila University Chancellor Edie Toet Hedratno (doc https://univpancasila.ac.id)

JAKARTA - The Chancellor of the University of Pancasila (UP) Jakarta, Edie Toet Hendratno (ETH) through his attorney, emphasized that it was not true that his client sexually harassed two UP campus employees.

Edie's attorney, Raden Nanda Setiawan, claimed that the reporting was a strategy to bring down his client's name in the middle of the new rector election process.

"Sexual harassment that occurred one year ago is too odd if it is only reported at this time in the process of selecting a new rector," Nanda said when confirmed, Sunday, February 25.

Two UP employees with the initials RZ and DF reported Edie each to Polda Metro Jaya on Friday 12 January 2024 and Bereskrim Polri dated 29 January 2024. Both accused Edie of sexual harassment at different times.

Meanwhile, the process of selecting new rectors in UP is currently still ongoing until early March 2024.

"I don't know the exact start date, but until the beginning of March if I'm not mistaken," he said.

Alleged Harassment Of The Chancellor Of Pancasila University

The Chancellor of Pancasila University, initials ETH, is suspected of sexually harassing RZ women as the Head of Public Relations and Ventura Division of Pancasila University in February 2023. The allegation was then reported by RZ to the police in January 2024.

The attorneys for the two victims, Amanda Manthovani, explained that the alleged sexual harassment of RZ occurred in the rector's room as the reported party.

"Well, at 13.00 WIB he faced the rector, he knocked on him. When he opened the door the rector was sitting in his rector's job seat. Across from the rector's chair or desk, many of the chairs were a bit far away from his position," said Amanda when contacted by reporters, Sunday, February 25.

At that time the victim looked for a place in a rather long chair and took a rather far sitting position. At that time, the chancellor gave orders regarding work issues.

"He wrote, he brought a book. Suddenly the rector suddenly sat one seat with him (the victim), his position approached," he said.

Then not long after, when the victim was sitting while recording, Amanda said that suddenly the victim was kissed by the rector on the cheek. At that time the victim was immediately shocked and scared.

"Well, he immediately said, 'I immediately stood up, ma'am, I was shocked and I really wanted him, wanted me to go berserk, wanted to hit him, but I was still conscious and I was immediately scared'. He immediately rushed out," said Amanda.

Not only that, when the victim wanted to hurry out and when the rector came out in good and gentle language, he asked the victim for help to see whether the rector's eyes were red or not.

Then the victim said the rector's eye was not red. However, the chancellor asked to shed eye medicine before leaving the room.

"He took the drops. He headed for his bag, his rector's bag was taken, 'drop me first, then come out' that's the point. So the rector's position sat because he had been kissed earlier, he didn't dare to come near," he added.

So that at that time, the chancellor was in a sitting position and the victim was standing next to the right of the chancellor with a rather long distance, his body bending over with eye drugs.

However, suddenly his right hand prof (rector) squeezed his breasts. That's it. Like that, according to the victim's statement, that's the story," said Amanda.

Furthermore, Amanda said that another victim in the alleged sexual harassment by the rector was DF, who at the time of the incident was an honorary officer. He said DF was experiencing severe trauma due to the incident he experienced.

"Almost the same thing happened, it was only kissed, but the position was DF's face, he was held, then kissed," he said.