Become A Victim Of Bullying During Ospects, Students In Bogor Visit LPSK Asking For Legal Protection

Office of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - AR (18), a new student at a Bogor university, became a victim of bullying in his campus environment. AR felt disapproved of finally visiting the Office of the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) on Jalan Raya Bogor, Ciracas, East Jakarta, Friday, October 13.

Together with his legal team, the victim provided a letter of complaint and a request for legal protection to LPSK.

"We, as AR's attorney, will submit a Letter of Complaints and Applications for Legal Protection to LPSK to ask AR for legal protection. AR admitted that he was afraid and traumatized by the actions of the alleged perpetrators that occurred during the Ospects on campus," said AR's team of attorneys, Riyan Ismawan when confirmed by VOI, Friday, October 13.

Laporan kepada LPSK dilakukan agar korban AE mendapatkan perlindungan hukum sebagai korban. Pasalnya, menurut tim kuasa hukumnya, korban sangat takut bila ia kembali mengalami perundungan baik di dalam atau di luar campus.

"In order to provide a sense of security and fulfillment of the right to protection for AR, we submit a letter of complaint and a request for legal protection to LPSK," he said.

Based on Report Number: STTLP/B/624/X/2023/SPKT/POLRESTA BOGOR KOTA/POLDA WEST JAVA, dated September 16, 2023, the bullying case occurred when the victim was undergoing campus study and recognition orientation (Ospek). Victim AR experienced verbal and non-verbal (physical) violence which was allegedly carried out by his seniors on campus.

"It must be the attention of the Bogor City Police Chief, with the hope that there will be no more acts of violence and/or mistreatment of new students in the campus environment," he said.

According to the victim's legal team, the campus is a place that gives birth to academic community and intellectuals. So do not let the actions of a handful of suspected perpetrators become a bad precedent in the world of education in Indonesia.

"Currently, (it has) been summoned by fact witnesses to obtain information on the alleged crime. In the future, the alleged perpetrators can be prosecuted in accordance with applicable regulations," he said.