Official raises KJP revocation clause for students involved in slashing
The Palmerah District, West Jakarta, has addressed the clause regarding the revocation of the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) for two vocational school students involved in a hacking incident in the Palmerah area, in accordance with existing regulations and police investigation results.
“In accordance with existing regulations, there is indeed a clause stating that regional government programme assistance will not be provided to students regarding unacceptable behaviour,” said the Palmerah District Head, Febriandi Suharto, in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Febriandi explained that the administrative sanction in the form of revoking educational assistance will be recommended directly by the schools of both perpetrators. However, such recommendations can only be issued after the official results of the investigation by law enforcement agencies are available.
“However, it must certainly follow the applicable rules. The recommendation will come from the school based on the results of the investigation conducted by our colleagues in the Police force,” he said.
In addition to highlighting the KJP revocation sanction, Febriandi revealed that this incident of violence occurred during a period of reduced teaching and learning activities ahead of the school holidays. According to him, the large amount of unguided free time available to students is a factor that must be anticipated.
“The free time our children have is something we need to anticipate together to prevent such incidents. Together with the Education Office, in the coming days, we will attempt to reach out to schools to provide guidance,” said Febriandi.
The district authorities, alongside the ‘four pillars’ (Government, TNI, Polri, and the community), will also tighten security patrols. In addition to routine patrols on Saturday nights and Wednesdays, surveillance around school areas during the day will be increased to anticipate potential friction between students.
Previously, Palmerah Police officers apprehended two vocational school students, identified by the initials AS and MF, while they were taking exams at their school on Wednesday (10/6). The two teenagers were arrested after it was proven that they had hacked another student, identified as F, in Gang T, Palmerah Barat VI, on Tuesday (9/6) morning.
As a result of the indiscriminate attack using a belt and a sickle, the victim, F, sustained a laceration to his right shoulder and required seven stitches at the hospital. As both perpetrators are minors, the Palmerah Police have ensured that the legal process will proceed in accordance with the Child Protection Act.