Parliament Urges UI to Impose Strict Sanctions on Sexual Harassment Perpetrators
Deputy Chairman of Commission X of the House of Representatives, Lalu Hadrian Irfani, has urged Universitas Indonesia to handle transparently the sexual harassment case allegedly committed by 16 students from the Faculty of Law at UI. According to Lalu, the harassment uncovered from sexually charged conversations indicates weaknesses in the implementation of Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Regulation Number 55 of 2024 on the Prevention and Handling of Violence in Higher Education Environments.
The politician from the National Awakening Party also pressed UI to adhere to that regulation. “To create a deterrent effect. Strict sanctions must certainly be imposed,” said Lalu Hadrian at the DPR Complex in Jakarta on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.
Lalu stated that this incident should serve as a lesson for education stakeholders to mitigate so that similar events do not recur. He noted that the event has triggered anger in society, given UI’s long-recognised reputation.
Therefore, he urged UI’s academic community to truly resolve this matter to restore security and the campus atmosphere. Without guarantees of protection from violence, Lalu said, the campus will not be an adequate place for the nation’s next generation to pursue education.
“We hope that UI and other higher education institutions are truly preventive, ensuring a sense of safety and comfort for all students to carry out their studies on those campuses,” he said.
Lalu revealed that Commission X of the DPR plans to summon UI’s rector and several other higher education institutions to learn about the campuses’ commitment to eradicating violence issues, including sexual violence. He stated that Commission X of the DPR is committed to specifically overseeing the handling of this case.
Chairman of the Student Executive Board of the Faculty of Law at Universitas Indonesia, Anandaku Dimas Rumi Chattaristo, confirmed the alleged sexual violence case involving 16 students as perpetrators. “Sexual violence actions have occurred involving FH UI students as the perpetrators,” said Dimas when contacted on Monday, 13 April 2026.
He explained that initial information about this case emerged after the alleged perpetrators sent an apology request through the class group. From there, sexually toned conversations discussing female students in their internal group were revealed. Those conversations then circulated on social media.
The form of harassment by the 16 students was verbal and digital. Dimas said there is no indication yet of victim photos being distributed. However, according to him, it does not rule out further findings as the examination process continues.
Dimas said the 16 alleged perpetrators have been dismissed from student organisations and campus committees. That dismissal is a sanction given by the student side.
After screenshots of the alleged perpetrators’ conversations spread on social media, FHUI students and the deanate held a forum hearing for them on Monday night. The forum was held to address this issue. The forum was attended by Dean of FHUI Parulian Paidi Aritonang and hundreds of students.
Chairman of the Universitas Indonesia Student Executive Body, Yatalathof Ma’shum Imawan, urged the campus to expel them. “FHUI students demand that the 16 perpetrators be expelled,” said Yatalathof at the forum held at the Djokosoetono Auditorium of FHUI on Monday night.
The 16 alleged perpetrators are initialled MKA, MNA, RBS, KEP, MVR, NZF, MRARP, DSW, MT, AHFG, SPBP, IK, RM, PDP, MDP, and RFR. In that forum, the alleged perpetrators took turns admitting the verbal sexual harassment they uttered in the group. The sexual harassment targeted several female lecturers and students.
According to Yatalathof, the forum resulted in a decision that the Dean of FH UI is committed to imposing strict sanctions. “Even expulsion if serious misconduct is proven in the process,” he said when confirmed on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.