Three Students Who Was Beaten Up Near Unpam, Claiming To Be Terrorized Withdraw Report

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TANGSEL – Pamulang University (Unpam) students who were victims of the beatings admitted that they received terror and threats if they did not immediately withdraw the report at the South Tangerang (Tangsel) Police Headquarters.

"The information is there (threats), just not violent. But there is such a threat. We suspect it's a threat, because the language leads to it," said the attorney for the three victims, Ahmad Syafii, quoted on Saturday, October 23.

The students with the initials J, R, and M were victims of the beating, all three suffered injuries to their heads, faces, hands and fingers. The three victims also admitted that they were beaten with blunt objects, ceramic shards, and the like.

Ahmad also explained that the three victims were still traumatized by the incident of the beating at a cafe near the Unpam Campus, Setu, last Sunday, October 10, 2021.

Meanwhile, the police have arrested 5 people involved in the beating. The perpetrators were charged with Article 170 of the Criminal Code regarding beatings.

"We hope that the perpetrators are caught and given strict sanctions so that lessons can be taken so that they do not happen again in the future," concluded Ahmad.

Previously, it was reported that the beating occurred when the victim refused an invitation to demonstrate. The victim was identified as part of the department's management and made leaflets refusing the invitation to demonstrate.