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        "id": 1651806,
        "msgid": "hearing-on-sheikh-am-sexual-harassment-case-held-behind-closed-doors-in-dpr-1775123459",
        "date": "2026-04-02 15:35:27",
        "title": "Hearing on Sheikh AM Sexual Harassment Case Held Behind Closed Doors in DPR",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia's House of Representatives Commission III conducted a closed-door hearing to discuss allegations of sexual harassment against multiple students by a Quranic memorization judge on a television programme, identified as Sheikh AM. The session, attended by legal representatives, the plaintiffs' coordinator, witnesses, and the Witness and Victim Protection Agency, was kept confidential due to the sensitive nature of the indecent acts involved. The case, reported to police in 2025, involves victims from 2017 to 2025 who have suffered profound psychological trauma, highlighting ongoing issues of accountability in public figures.",
        "content": "<p>Commission III of the DPR held a closed hearing to discuss the\nalleged sexual harassment case against several students, suspected to\nhave been committed by a Quranic memorization judge on a television\nstation with the initials Sheikh AM.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing was attended by legal representatives, the plaintiffs\u2019\ncoordinator, witnesses, and representatives from the Witness and Victim\nProtection Agency (LPSK).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the Secretariat\u2019s report, the faction forum is already\nfulfilled, and I request permission: should the meeting be open or\nclosed? I ask for opinions from colleagues because this concerns alleged\nsexual harassment,\u201d said Habiburokhman, Chairman of Commission III of\nthe DPR, opening the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Member of Commission III of the DPR, Soedeson Tandra, proposed that\nit be held closed because it discusses indecent acts. Tandra\u2019s proposal\nwas supported by representatives from all present factions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, leadership. Because this concerns an issue of an indecent\nnature, if agreeable, we request it be closed,\u201d said Soedeson.<\/p>\n<p>Sheikh AM was previously reported to the National Police Criminal\nInvestigation Agency regarding the alleged sexual harassment case\nagainst students. Based on statements from the victims\u2019 legal counsel,\nBenny Jehadu, the suspect often appeared on television programmes as a\nQuranic hafiz judge.<\/p>\n<p>This indecent act case has more than one victim. The legal counsel\nstated that all his clients have experienced very deep psychological\ntrauma as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding the timing, this is around 2017, so there are several\nvictims at different times. Some in 2017, 2018, up to 2025. But the\ntimes vary,\u201d said Benny.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/hearing-on-sheikh-am-sexual-harassment-case-held-behind-closed-doors-in-dpr-1775123459",
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