Parents Briefly Detain 14 FH UI Students for Skipping Hearing on Sexual Harassment Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - An open trial forum to demand accountability from 16 students at the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Law (FH UI) suspected of committing sexual harassment was held in the early hours of Tuesday (14/4/2026).

The forum brought together the 16 students suspected of sexual harassment simultaneously.

They were accompanied by their parents. The victims also attended the event.

The hearing was organised in collaboration between the FH UI Student Executive Body (BEM) and the FH UI Dean’s Office.

The Chairman of the FH UI Student Executive Body (BEM), Anandaku Dimas Rumi Chattaristo, said that initially, only two of the 16 perpetrators were willing to enter the room.

“This was because the parents of the perpetrators were holding back the other 14,” Dimas told Kompas.com on Tuesday.

“After I negotiated, the parents of the perpetrators finally agreed to release the other fourteen,” he continued.

Dimas admitted that the detention by the parents had temporarily heightened tensions among the hearing attendees.

However, the open trial forum was eventually able to proceed simultaneously for all 16 perpetrators after all were permitted by their parents to attend the open hearing.

Dimas said that the 16 perpetrators had expressed apologies to the victims.

In addition, all the perpetrators also answered several questions regarding the confusion and concerns of the victims.

“The questions raised were certainly related to the victims’ concerns,” Dimas said.

“Who are also confused about why they became victims of sexual violence,” he added.