PDIP Threatens Dismissal for Cadres Proven to Have Intimidated Doctor Icha

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has stated it will not hesitate to impose sanctions, including dismissal, on any of its cadres proven to have intimidated a young doctor in Timor Tengah Utara (TTU). Djarot Saiful Hidayat, Chair of the PDIP Central Executive Board, said the party would first process the alleged violation by a PDIP member of the TTU Regional House of Representatives according to established mechanisms. “It will be processed according to the violation committed by the person concerned, and if proven to have carried out intimidation and bullying, the party will impose sanctions,” Djarot told reporters on Monday, 29 June 2026. Djarot explained that the sanctions could vary, ranging from verbal warnings to dismissal. “Sanctions depend on the level of the violation, from verbal and written sanctions to dismissal,” he concluded. It was previously reported that Dr Eliza Princila Utami Pakaenoni was diagnosed with severe depression after being shouted at by three members of the TTU Regional House of Representatives in East Nusa Tenggara while treating a snakebite patient. Two weeks later, the young doctor, affectionately known as Dr Icha, passed away. The family is urging law enforcement officials to take immediate action. The young doctor died on Friday, 26 June 2026, at her parents’ home in the Baumata Housing Complex, Kupang Regency, after being treated for severe depression. Amidst the family’s sobs, her father, Gabriel Pakaenoni, stood with a trembling voice and delivered a statement that shook the consciences of the mourners: “The three council members ended my daughter’s life.” The deceased was the eldest daughter of Gabriel Pakaenoni, a retired civil servant, and Nur, who is still active as a state civil apparatus within the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government. Gabriel’s statement referred to an incident that occurred two weeks earlier, on 13 June 2026, when Dr Icha was on duty at Leona Hospital in Kefamenanu, TTU Regency. At the time, she was treating a child who was a snakebite victim. The patient’s family, who arrived with three TTU Regional House of Representatives members, shouted loudly, questioning why the anti-venom serum had not yet been administered. According to the family’s account, Dr Icha had explained that all medical actions were carried out according to procedure and under the direction of a specialist doctor, but the explanation was not accepted.