Provoking the Main Suspect, Three New Suspects in the STIP Case Named

The three new suspects are suspected of working together to carry out acts of violence against Putu, including provoking the main perpetrator.

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North Jakarta Metro District Police Chief, Commissioner General Gidion Arif Setyawan, provided information about the addition of suspects in the case of assault at the Maritime Science College, North Jakarta, on Wednesday evening (May 8, 2024).

Handling of the abuse case that killed Putu Satria Ananta Rustika (19), a 1st year cadet at the Marine Science College, North Jakarta, continues. Wednesday (8/5/2024) evening, the police named three new suspects so that now there are a total of four suspects.

The three new suspects are suspected of working together to carry out acts of violence against Putu, including provoking the perpetrator main Tegar Rafi Sanjaya (21) to abuse the victim .

The three are second level cadets from the College of Sailing Science (STIP), North Jakarta, namely AK, WJP, and FA. North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Commissioner Gidion Arif Setyawan, Wednesday evening, said that the determination of the three new suspects was based on the results of cases that had been carried out previously. The full names and ages of the suspects have not been officially released by police.

From the case file, investigators have already requested statements from 43 witnesses. They consist of cadets ranging from level one to level four, totaling 36 individuals. The others include the caretaker of STIP, doctors at the STIP clinic, doctors at the Tarumajaya clinic, a linguistics expert, and a criminal expert.

Investigators also collected a number of pieces of evidence in the form ofvisum et repertum, then the victim's clothes, the suspect's clothes, and carried out digital analysis on monitoring camera (CCTV) recordings around the scene of the incident.

Based on the case investigation, the three suspects are believed to have played a role in the assault. Suspect FA acted by calling the victim Putu and his friends, who are first-year trainees, from the third floor to come down to the second floor.

They were called out because they were wearing sports clothes when they entered the classroom by saying, ”Hey, first year students wearing PDO (sports uniforms), come here!” said Gidion, imitating FA.

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Suspect Tegar or TRS (21) when presented at the North Jakarta Metro Police.

The FA also supervised the excessive violence. He stood guard at the toilet door. This can be proven from CCTV footage. WJP's role was allegedly to carry out provocation by saying, "Don't be shy about CBDM. Please understand."

Hearing those words, the main suspect, TRS, hit Putu. After throwing a punch, TRS said, "Isn't it good to parade rise (rest in place). That means it's still strong."

Then the third suspect is KAK. He played a role in pointing out that the TRS suspect abused the victim."Just my little brother trusted majorette," said Gidion, imitating KAK's words.

In the incident, the four suspects used a language with its own meaning. "The language is only known within their own circles," he said. That is why in solving the case, investigators involved a language expert.

For their actions, the three suspects were charged with yesterday's main article 351 Paragraph 3, and Article 55 juncto 56 of the Criminal Code for participating in, contributing to, in this context, the person who carried out, ordered to carry out, or participated in carrying out the abuse.

From this article, the three suspects are suspected to have collaborated so that the main perpetrator, namely TRS, could carry out the excessive violent acts. "They (additional suspects) gave TRS the opportunity to commit a crime so that the incident of excessive violence occurred," said Gidion.

Currently the three suspects have been detained. If proven, the three suspects could be sentenced to a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.

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Gidion stated that currently investigators are continuously completing the files until they are declared complete and accepted by the public prosecutor (JPU). In the near future, they will also conduct a reconstruction involving the JPU.

"Perhaps the prosecutor has another assessment of this case," he said.

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Friends of Putu Satria Ananta Rastika (19) surrounded the coffin as a form of condolences for Satria's passing at the Polri Hospital's Funeral Home in Kramatjati, East Jakarta, on Saturday (4/5/2024).

Tumbur Aritonang, the legal counsel for the victim's family, appreciates this decision. According to Tumbur, from the beginning, the family believed that the assault was not only carried out by one person.

”There's no way this is just a one by one fight. "There must be other parties who are helping," said Tumbur.

He will continue to coordinate with investigators to trace the involvement of other responsible parties. He requested for witnesses from the STIP cadet's party to be protected so that they can provide testimony freely.

According to Tumbur, this act of violence was motivated by the tradition of seniors who are accustomed to hazing their juniors.

We will continue to monitor this case until it is resolved. It is hoped that this incident will not happen again.

Previously, the victim's grandfather Ketut Lilia Murti suspected that this assault was caused by jealousy among seniors at STIP towards his grandson. At school, according to Lilia, Putu was known as an academically accomplished student with strong leadership qualities. Satria was also appointed as the main drum majorette. Satria is also said to be participating in a student exchange program to China.

"We will continue to monitor this case until it is resolved. "We hope this incident will not happen again," said Tumbur.

Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Adita Irawati stated that an internal investigation into the case is currently underway. The goal is to track the possibility of negligence or the failure to implement standard operating procedures (SOP).

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The situation in the funeral home of the Bhayangkara TKI R. Said Sukanto Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Saturday (5/4/2024). In that room, the body of Putu Satria Ananta Rastika (19) was lay in state on Saturday (5/4/2024).

Education policy observer and Professor at the Indonesian University of Education, Cecep Darmawan, is concerned that such heartbreaking incidents could happen again. According to him, the tradition of bullying, including violence in an educational institution, should be abandoned.

To prevent such incidents from recurring, according to Cecep, the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology must coordinate to formulate appropriate regulations. On the other hand, educators and mentors must also directly engage with students to urge them to eliminate the tradition of bullying.