UNY Will Not Immediately Allow Perdana Arie to Resume Studies After Release, He Must First Undergo an Ethics Hearing
Activist Perdana Arie Putra Veriasa, a student at UNY, has finally been released after serving a sentence of five months and three days. However, he will not be able to immediately return to his studies.
The Legal Affairs Staff of UNY, Anang Priyanto, stated that the History student must first undergo an ethics hearing at the faculty. The hearing will be held as soon as possible.
“The examination concerns violations of the faculty’s code of ethics. It will be carried out as soon as possible because an Ethics Commission must first be formed,” said Anang when contacted by reporters on Thursday (February 26, 2026).
Anang explained that the ethics hearing is an internal campus regulation. He ensured that it will be applied to all UNY students who are involved in legal cases and have been convicted.
“This is an internal regulation; all students are treated equally without discrimination because there is a court decision,” he said.
Regarding the sanctions that will be imposed, everything depends on the ethics examination. The sanctions range from light to severe.
“The sanctions can be light, moderate, or severe. Light sanctions consist of a written warning; moderate sanctions consist of suspension and guidance; severe sanctions can result in expulsion. It all depends on the violation,” he said.
However, the final decision on the imposition of sanctions will be made by the university leadership.
“But all matters relating to sanctions, the decision rests with the leadership with its discretion,” he concluded.
Previously, the panel of judges at the Sleman District Court sentenced Perdana Arie Putra Veriasa to five months and three days in the case of burning facilities at the DIY Police Headquarters during the August demonstration last year. This sentence is exactly the same as the period of arrest and detention he has undergone, so he can be immediately released.
The reading of the verdict against Perdana Arie was held on Monday (February 23) at the Sleman District Court. Dozens of people crowded the courtroom to show their support for Perdana Arie.
In its consideration, the chairman of the panel of judges, Ari Prabawa, stated that Perdana Arie’s actions met all the elements in Article 308 paragraph 1 of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, as in the first alternative indictment of the public prosecutor. This sentence is lower than the prosecutor’s demand, which sought a one-year prison sentence for Arie.
“Sentencing the defendant to a prison sentence of five months and three days,” said Ari Prabawa while reading the verdict at the Sleman District Court on Monday (February 23, 2026).
The judge then ordered that the period of arrest and detention that the defendant had undergone be fully deducted from the imposed sentence.
“Ordering the public prosecutor to release the defendant from custody immediately after this verdict is read,” he said.
(alg/ahr)