Latest Developments in the Sexual Harassment Case at FH UI
The investigation into the alleged sexual harassment within the Faculty of Law at the University of Indonesia (FH UI) continues. The case, which allegedly involves 16 perpetrators, has garnered attention from the FH UI academic community, the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI), and members of the House of Representatives.
The case came to light when 16 FH UI students issued a public apology in the 2023 batch FH UI student chat group on Saturday, 11 April 2026.
The Chair of the FH UI Student Executive Board, Anandaku Dimas Rumi Chattaristo, stated that the apology appeared suddenly without clear context. Shortly after the apology, the alleged sexual harassment case involving these students went viral on social media. The X account @sampahfhui posted evidence of verbal sexual harassment against women in the form of screenshots from the perpetrators’ chat group.
What is the current status of the case?
UI Examines Suspected Perpetrators of Sexual Harassment
The University of Indonesia states that the investigation into the sexual harassment case by several FH UI students is still underway. This investigation involves the Task Force for the Prevention and Handling of Violence (Satgas PPK), the faculty, and related units at the university level.
UI’s Director of Public Relations, Media, Government, and International Affairs, Erwin Agustian Panigoro, said that UI has identified 16 students as suspected perpetrators involved in the incident. He stated that these 16 students are currently undergoing examination, while upholding the principle of presumption of innocence.
Erwin explained that in conducting the investigation, the UI Satgas PPK operates based on institutional mandates regulated through the Rector’s Decree and the Rector’s Regulation of the University of Indonesia Number 37 of 2025 on the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the University of Indonesia Environment.
The ongoing handling stages include examining the parties involved, delving into the chronology, verifying evidence, and preparing recommendations by the Satgas PPK. These recommendations will later serve as the basis for university leadership in making decisions.
“This includes the possibility of imposing academic sanctions according to the level of proven violations,” Erwin said in a press statement on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.
Number of Alleged Victims is 27 People
The victims’ legal representative, Timotius Rajagukguk, revealed that the victims of the alleged harassment involving FH UI students consist of 20 female students and 7 female lecturers. According to Timotius, the case has been occurring since 2025, and the victims became aware of the harassment in that year.
“So, I think we can all imagine how they felt from 2025 onwards every time they entered the campus, every time they entered class; they knew that at any moment the perpetrators could talk about them, harass them right in front of them using what they called a private group,” Timotius said at the Student Activity Centre (Pusgiwa), UI Depok Campus, on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.
Timotius said he has been handling this case since Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah or March 2026, as some victims could no longer bear it and sought help.
“The victims I represent number 20. That’s just the ones I represent, all students. From the lecturer side, the last I heard there are 7, and there are still many other victims who might not even know they were being discussed there,” Timotius revealed.
Timotius hopes that the campus authorities will pay more attention to this case and not dismiss it as just everyday male banter.
“I also appeal to parents of students, senior alumni who might have felt this was normal during their time—why make a fuss about it—no. We cannot normalise this anymore,” he said.
In light of this case, Timotius hopes that the University of Indonesia, the Faculty of Law, UI’s Satgas PPKS, the UI Board of Professors, and the FH UI Board of Professors can handle the case according to procedure without undue delay.
“Our request is simple; there is only one sanction we hope for: dropout. Dropout is the sanction given when a student is deemed no longer worthy to study there,” Timotius stated.
FH UI Holds Forum Hearing
After the screenshots of the suspected perpetrators’ conversation spread on social media, FH UI students and the deanery held a forum hearing for them on Monday evening. The forum was organised to address the issue. It was attended by FH UI Dean Parulian Paidi Aritonang and hundreds of students.
The Chair of the UI Student Executive Board, Yatalathof Ma’shum Imawan, urged the campus to expel them. “FH UI students demand that the 16 perpetrators be dropped out,” Yatalathof said at the forum held in the Djokosoetono Auditorium at FH UI on Monday evening, 13 April 2026.
Based on Tempo’s observations via students’ social media live streams, the FH UI forum initially featured two suspected perpetrators. The other perpetrators had not yet arrived as they were prohibited by their parents. Past midnight, they agreed to join the forum after pressure from the attending students. The forum continued until the early hours.
The 16 suspected perpetrators are initialled MKA, MNA, RBS, KEP, MVR, NZF, MRARP, DSW, MT, AHFG, SPBP, IK, RM, PDP, MDP, and RFR. In the forum, the suspected perpetrators took turns admitting to the verbal sexual harassment they uttered in the group. The harassment targeted several lecturers and other female students.
According to Athof, the forum resulted in a decision where the FH UI dean committed to imposing firm sanctions. “Even dropout if serious misconduct is proven in the process,” he said when confirmed on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.