Case Of Sexual Harassment Of Lecturers Who Ask To Be Hugged By Students During Screening Guidance, UMS Ensures Transparent

Illustration - UMS Graduation In Solo, Central Java, Some time ago. BETWEEN/Aris Wasita

Surakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMS) confirmed that the investigation of the alleged sexual harassment case by a lecturer to one of the students while conducting thesis guidance was transparent. Deputy Chancellor IV UMS EM Sutrisna ensured that the examination would be carried out transparently. "We will be transparent, fair, and nothing is covered up. But we still cover both sides, the principle of presumption of innocence," he said in Solo, Central Java, Antara, Friday, July 11. Regarding the sexual harassment, the owner of the Instagram account @dpn.ums recently uploaded it. In the upload, it says "Mesum Guide Lecturer", accompanied by the chronology of the alleged abuse experienced by the student. Based on the writing in the upload, harassment occurred at the lecturer's house while conducting thesis guidance at 22-23.00 WIB. While conducting thesis guidance, the lecturer asked the victim to hug him. Regarding the sanctions that will be given by the perpetrators if they are proven to have sexually harassed, he said, they are currently still waiting for an official letter from the faculty who summoned the person concerned. "What is written on social media then the person concerned accepts or denies it will wait for the minutes and enter the Disciplinary Committee, it will be conveyed later," he said. Meanwhile, apart from allegations of sexual harassment during guidance, there are currently allegations of verbal sexual harassment by lecturers to students from the same campus. The upload on social media contains conversations of seduction from lecturers to students. Sutrisna said the case was also being handled by the campus. "Currently in the process of internal investigation. If it is finished, a press release will be submitted. As soon as possible," he said. He said that in principle the campus would take a firm stance by imposing sanctions on the wrong party.

"The principle is that the wrong one is subject to sanctions, which is really protected," he said.