JAKARTA - House of Representatives (DPR) Chairwoman Puan Maharani highlighted the issue of bullying behind the case of the explosion of an improvised bomb by a student in Padang City, West Sumatra.
The perpetrator is known to have carried out his actions because he was upset after being bullied by his friends.
"Of course, the incident of the explosion of an improvised bomb at a school in Padang is very regrettable. However, in this case, it is necessary to see the root of the problem as to why the child in question dared to commit this act," said Puan, Thursday, July 16.
Puan also asked schools and related institutions to help the victim's mental recovery. "What the victim did is indeed unjustifiable. But often psychological problems have an impact so that the victim's mental recovery must be a priority," he said.
According to Puan, the incident of the explosion of an improvised bomb in the environment of MAN 3 Padang is a serious warning that the character of the Indonesian youth problem has undergone a very fundamental change.
Puan said, R's actions with the alleged prolonged bullying and the ease of obtaining information about assembling explosives through the internet showed various problems that have long been seen as juvenile delinquency have evolved into high-risk behavior that can threaten the safety of many people.
"This change should be a national alarm that Indonesia's child protection system needs to immediately adapt to new challenges in the digital era," said Puan.
The former Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture reminded the importance of the educational environment to ensure that children receive adequate protection. Although education is not only the responsibility of the school, Puan emphasized the importance of the educational unit to ensure the safety and comfort of children during their studies.
"The educational climate must also be given attention where educational units must be able to ensure that children get a safe school space and a healthy educational environment. Including ensuring that children are free from bullying. Meanwhile, parents also need to supervise and strengthen family resilience at home," said Puan.
Then for the government, Puan said that dealing with juvenile delinquency must be resolved comprehensively through various approaches.
"Because the problem of juvenile delinquency is not enough to be handled only through the approach of school discipline or law enforcement after an incident occurs. The state needs to change the policy paradigm from handling cases to prevention based on early detection," said Puan.
As is known, the case of the explosion of an improvised bomb at the Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) 3 Padang which occurred on Tuesday, July 14, shook the public. The perpetrator is a student with the initials R (17) who is a student of the school.
R carried 3 of his own homemade bombs, but only 1 exploded in front of one of the classes during the learning activity. Fortunately, there were no casualties in the incident.
Police said R was a victim of bullying by his friends, which caused him psychological problems.
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