Social media has been shaken by the circulation of screenshots from a\nWhatsApp group (WAG) belonging to students in the Department of\nElectrical Engineering and Information Technology (DTET_I) at the\nFaculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), containing sexual\nharassment content. In a post on Threads, group members were seen\nharassing a female student by making explicit comments about her\nbody.<\/p>\n
\u201cThreads users, it is sad because the viral FH UI case changed\nnothing\u2026 turning women into sexual objects, how could they be so brazen\nin harassing women? It has happened again at UGM with different\nindividuals. Please help boost this!!\u201d wrote the Threads account @hmart_lw<\/span>, as reported by\ndetikJogja on Monday (28\/9\/2026).<\/p>\n As circulated, several chats from group members discuss a female\nstudent\u2019s body parts on campus. The group members explicitly mentioned\nher name and the specific body parts in question. Other members also\nchimed in with similar comments.<\/p>\n Regarding the incident, UGM spokesperson Dr I Made Andi Arsana\nrevealed that the university is conducting an investigation and will\nissue a further statement. \u201cUGM is taking careful and cautious steps to\ninvestigate this case of sexual harassment. The Faculty of Engineering\nhas already issued a statement of position. Coordination with relevant\nparties is being carried out well to ensure the steps taken are\nappropriate. We will provide updates at the earliest opportunity,\u201d Made\ntold detikJogja via text message on Monday (28\/9).<\/p>\n The Chair of the UGM Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of\nSexual Violence (PPKS), Prof Dra Raden Ajeng Yayi Suryo Prabandari,\nconfirmed that the university is in the process of investigating the\nalleged sexual harassment.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for contacting me and for your attention; the case is\ncurrently being processed by the task force in conjunction with the\nuniversity,\u201d Yayi told detikJogja via text message on Monday (28\/9).<\/p>\n 10 Students Suspended<\/strong><\/p>\n Following the outcry over this case, the Faculty of Engineering at\nUniversitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has taken decisive action by suspending 10\nstudents suspected of participating in the lewd chats. The suspension is\nset to last for 1.5 months before a final sanction is handed down by the\nUGM PPKS Task Force, and it may be extended if the investigation remains\nongoing.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore the final sanction is decided by the UGM PPKS Task Force\nwithin the next 1.5 months, this suspension can be extended if\nnecessary, for example, if the PPKS has not completed its examination,\u201d\nexplained the Dean of the UGM Faculty of Engineering, Prof Ir Selo, to\ndetikJogja via text message on Tuesday (29\/9).<\/p>\n Selo emphasised that the suspected students have been suspended from\nall academic activities effective today.<\/p>\n \u201cThis morning, the faculty plans to temporarily suspend all suspected\nstudents (documents are being prepared). It is true (suspended starting\ntoday); the suspension documents for the 10 suspected students will be\nsigned shortly,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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