5 People Reported By MS, Victims Of Sexual Harassment At KPI, Undergo Investigation At Central Jakarta Police

MS's legal team, KPI employees who experienced harassment and bullying. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI)

JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta Metro Police Criminal Investigation Unit summoned 5 people who were reported in cases of sexual harassment and bullying at KPI with victims of MS, an employee of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI).

MS's legal team member, Rony Hutahaean, said that there were only five reported cases because MS's initial statement to investigators contained two legal cases.

"There are two, split (separated). The first is about the perpetrators of bullying, there are three people, five are perpetrators (of sexual harassment). So the legal process is sexual harassment," said Rony to reporters at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta , Monday 6 September 2021.

However, Rony did not know for sure what evidence his client presented when making a report to the Central Jakarta Police Satreskrim.

Rony said that he and other members of the legal team were only appointed to represent MS on Saturday, September 4, 2021. When making a report to the Central Jakarta Police Satreskrim, he continued, MS was represented by another team of attorneys.

"The three have not been (processed), because they are still being studied. Because according to our client, the five are alleged to have been with preliminary evidence that they were sexually harassing, three were not involved," he said.

Regarding whether MS will report three other KPI employees suspected of bullying, Rony said that his party knows for sure because they are still coordinating with MS.

He also coordinated with investigators from the Central Jakarta Police Satreskrim who handled the case.

"Indeed, we are coordinating with the Resort Police. What are these three (suspected perpetrators of bullying) like because we have not been able to respond properly and are currently certain," he said.

Rony said that for now his party appreciates the investigation of alleged criminal acts of sexual harassment handled by the Central Jakarta Police Satreskrim.

According to him, Article 289 of the Criminal Code and/or 281 of the Criminal Code Juncto Article 335 of the Criminal Code which is suspected of five KPI employees with the initials RM, FP, RE, EO, and CL is correct because it is based on MS's statement.