Police Have Examined 34 Witnesses, The Case Of PPDS Suspension Undip Semarang Has Not Yet Met A Bright Spot

Head of Public Relations of the Central Java Police, Kombes Artanto. (ANTARA/IC Senjaya)

Central Java Regional Police Investigators have asked 34 witnesses for information in the investigation into the alleged bullying case at the Specialist Doctors Education Program (PPDS) of the Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang.

The Head of Public Relations of the Central Java Police, Kombes Artanto, in Semarang, said that the witnesses examined included a colleague of the victim's rank Aulia Risma at the PPDS Anastesi Undip Semarang and the head of the force.

"There have been 34 witnesses, including colleagues from the ranks, head of the force, and treasurers," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, September 17.

According to Artanto, the results of the examination of the witnesses will be analyzed and synchronized with one another.

He ensured that the police would focus and be transparent in the dynamics of the ongoing investigation. The examination will also be synchronized with the data provided by the reporter.

"Everything is processed and will be investigated in depth," he said.

He also ensured that the police uphold the principle of presumption of innocence and the principle of prudence in investigating the alleged bullying case in PPDSUNdip.

Pengakuan dari Undip Semarang dan manajemen Rumah Sakit Kariadi Semarang tentang terjadinya perundungan di PPDS, tambah Artanto, diharapkan akan mempermudah serta membuka jalan terang dalam penyidikan perkara ini.

Previously, a PPDS student at the Faculty of Medicine, Undip Semarang, Aulia Risma, died allegedly of committing suicide at her boarding house on Lempongsari Street, Semarang City, Central Java.

The death of victim Aulia Risma, whose body was found on August 12, 2024, is suspected of being related to allegations of bullying where she studied.

Aulia Risma's family has reported the alleged bullying to the Central Java Police on September 4, 2024.