Higher Education Minister Requests Transparency in Investigation of Sexual Harassment Case Involving UI Law Faculty Students
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Mendikti Saintek), Brian Yuliarto, has requested transparency in the investigation process for handling the alleged sexual harassment case involving 16 students from the Faculty of Law at the University of Indonesia (FH UI).
“We are pushing for transparency and accountability in the investigation process,” Brian stated in an official release on Wednesday (15 April 2026).
The regulations cover all forms of violence, including sexual violence, verbal, psychological, bullying, as well as discrimination and intolerance in the campus environment.
“This regulation requires every higher education institution to establish and strengthen the Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Higher Education Environments (Satgas PPKPT), and to ensure protection and recovery for victims,” he explained.
“As a concrete step, we are coordinating with the University of Indonesia to ensure the handling process runs according to procedure, supervising the performance of the Satgas PPKPT, and ensuring victims receive protection, accompaniment, and recovery services,” he clarified.
The public and academic community can submit reports through the LAPOR! Channel (SP4N-LAPOR!), the Satgas PPKPT at each higher education institution, or the official Kemdiktisaintek complaint channel via the Call Centre 126 and the number 085186069126.
It was previously reported that 16 University of Indonesia (UI) students are suspected of sexually harassing a female student in the faculty.
The alleged harassment went viral on social media in the form of conversations leading to sexual matters in a social media group.
The Chair of the Executive Board of Students (BEM) FH UI, Anandaku Dimas Rumi Chattaristo, stated that all the perpetrators are students from the 2023 batch.
The Dean of the Faculty of Law UI also issued an official statement on 12 April 2026, emphasising that the Faculty and University strongly condemn the act.
“The Faculty strongly condemns all forms of behaviour that degrade human dignity and contradict legal values and academic ethics,” read the statement from the Faculty of Law UI posted on its Instagram.
If violations are proven during the investigation process, the university will impose sanctions in accordance with applicable provisions.
“This includes academic sanctions up to dismissal as a student. It also does not rule out further coordination with law enforcement authorities if criminal elements are found,” he said.