DEPOK, LITERASIHUKUM.COM — Universitas Indonesia (UI) is currently highlighting a case of alleged verbal sexual violence involving a dozen students in the Faculty of Law. The allegation emerged after screenshots of digital group conversations containing abusive and degrading language towards women circulated. Responding to the public outcry, the rectorate and the dean's office immediately took comprehensive investigative measures against the 16 students suspected of being actors in the group.

Director of Public Relations of Universitas Indonesia, Erwin Agustian Panigoro, confirmed that the tracing process is currently running intensively through the Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence (Satgas PPKS) UI. This institutional investigation uses a victim-centered approach, while still prioritizing the principles of justice and guaranteeing the confidentiality of reporters. victim-centered approachThe university emphasizes that all forms of sexual violence, both offline and those manifested in digital interactions, constitute serious ethical violations that could potentially result in dismissal or drop out (DO).

At the student organization level, the Student Representative Body (BPM) of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, has responded quickly by imposing sanctions to revoke the active membership status for the perpetrators through Decree Number…