Clarifying Case Construction, Police Hold Case of Death of STIP Student

In handling this case, Gidion does not want to be reckless. Therefore, in the context of collecting evidence, it must be done more carefully.

So far, the police have only named one single suspect, namely Tegar Rafi Sanjaya (21), a level II cadet who hit his junior, Putu Satria Ananta Rustika (19), up to five times in the toilet. This action caused injuries to the victim's solar plexus area which ultimately resulted in the rupture of lung tissue. After being hit, the victim fell unconscious.

Then, together with four other colleagues, the perpetrator moved the victim to a classroom next to the toilet. The suspect's rescue was to put his hand into the victim's mouth to pull out his tongue. This action actually closed the respiratory tract and the victim died.

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The data was obtained from the results of the victim's autopsy. This data will of course be synchronized with other evidence. For his actions, Tegar was charged under Article 338 juncto Article 351 Paragraph 3 of the Criminal Law with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

Gidion explains the presence of new evidence brought by the victim's legal team. However, the evidence only surfaced after the incident occurred. "For now, we are focused on investigating the criminal act when the incident happened," says Gidion. Regarding the ongoing legal process, Tumbur Aritonang, the legal counsel for Putu Satria's family, hopes that this case can open the possibility of involvement by other seniors. "Because from the beginning, we believed that the perpetrators of the violence were not just one person," said Tumbur. According to him, anyone involved in the violence, even those who simply held the victim's body, should be punished. Up to this point, they are still coordinating with investigators about the development of this case.

"We will monitor this case until it is resolved," he said.

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STIP is a civil servant school under the Ministry of Transportation. Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Adita Irawati stated that an internal investigation into this case is underway. The goal is to track the possibility of negligence or failure to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Regarding the involved students, according to Adita, Tegar's status as a STIP student has been revoked. As for those who are still witnesses, they can continue their learning activities. Unless the police need a statement from the individual, the student will be temporarily suspended.

Education policy analyst and Professor at the University of Education Cecep Darmawan expressed concern that such tragic events could happen again. According to him, the tradition of bullying, including violence, in an educational institution should be abandoned.

However, the school cannot be entirely blamed. It must first be examined whether the activities of the students that led to these deaths are included in the school curriculum. If not, then this is the action of rogue students who must be punished with criminal sanctions.

However, if this activity is included in the school curriculum, school officials must take responsibility. Therefore, it is very important for structural school officials to create a strict SOP to eliminate the tradition of bullying.

"If it already exists, there must be a team that monitors it to ensure the SOP is implemented correctly," he said.

According to him, instead of conducting bullying, it is better to hold a national defense program which is supervised by experts during its implementation. "Their energy can be channeled more effectively in this program than in bullying their juniors," said Cecep.