Violence Leads to Death Repeatedly, STIP Evaluated

In the last 10 years, cases of abuse at STIP occurred at least twice, in January 2017 and April 2014.

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JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The case of mistreatment in the Maritime Science College or STIP occurred again, resulting in the death of one of the students. Ministry of Transportation through the Human Resources Development Agency of the Ministry of Transportation or BPSDMP will evaluate STIP internally and revoke the status of cadets suspected of being perpetrators.

Putu Satria Ananta Rastika (19), a cadet at STIP, allegedly died due to being beaten by his senior and more than one person, on Friday (3/5/2024). Satria's body was taken to the Bhayangkara Said Sukanto Hospital in Kramatjati, East Jakarta, for an autopsy. North Jakarta Police Chief Commissioner Gidion Arif Setiawan stated on Saturday (4/5/2024) that dozens of witnesses have been questioned to uncover this case (Kompas.id, 4/5/2024).

As is known, STIP is an official college under the auspices of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub). Kompas has tried to contact Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Adita Irawati to ask for a response regarding the abuse case at STIP. However, until this news was written, Adita had still not provided a response.

"I'm sorry, I'm begging you while there's a meeting," he said via Whatsapp message, Saturday (4/5/2024).

The Head of the General Division of the BPSDMP Secretariat, Ariandy Samsul B, stated in an official statement on Friday (3/5/2024) that they have ordered the Head of the Marine Transportation Human Resources Development Center (PPSDMPL) to immediately go to the location and form a team to conduct an internal investigation.

Next, the Acting Head of BPSDMP will internally evaluate the campus in accordance with applicable regulations to prevent such incidents from happening again. BPSDMP also requested that STIP Jakarta immediately investigate this incident and hand over the handling of the case to the North Jakarta Police so that the case can be processed in accordance with applicable laws.

"For the alleged perpetrator, BPSDMP will immediately revoke their status as a cadet so as not to interfere with the legal process. Meanwhile, campus management at various levels related to this case are requested to be responsible and cooperative towards the investigation process carried out by the police," he said.

In addition, the Acting Head of BPSDMP instructed all campuses within the BPSDMP environment to increase strict supervision of all cadet activities and training. This is done to prevent the recurrence of such incidents in accordance with the rules of parenting patterns.

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KOMPAS

Violence in official schools is recurring. STIP cadets were allegedly beaten to death by seniors.

Lecturer in the Department of Curriculum and Educational Technology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Semarang State University, Edi Subkhan, said, violence has the potential to occur because in social interactions there is always a tendency to group together to build certain sentiments. Group sentiments can be due to differences in class, generation, hobbies, regional origin and religion.

According to Edi, in educational institutions or campuses that tend to emphasize physical discipline, the potential for physical violence is likely to be greater compared to schools with other characteristics. Therefore, efforts to prevent bullying and physical violence must be taken, such as building a culture of togetherness, empathy, sympathy, and the enforcement of strict sanctions.

"If you look at the government's version, it's already there. For example, in campus, orientation activities have been banned. However, in certain communities, it's difficult because the character of the community tends to be more physical. In non-academic campuses, such as STIP and IPDN (Institute of Domestic Governance) and the like, it is relatively more in need of attention, because the characteristics are different and tend to strengthen discipline and physical training," said Edi when contacted from Jakarta.

This is a case that occurs repeatedly. But, there is no improvement at all.

Separately, Indra Charismiadji, an education observer, regrets the repeated occurrence of violence cases in the STIP environment. Over the past 10 years, there have been several similar cases of violence.

According to Indra, there is something wrong with the education system in Indonesia. The case of abuse indicates that human life is no longer valued. Moreover, the incident happened in an educational institution, which means that the national education system needs to be re-evaluated.

“This is a case that occurs repeatedly. "But, there is no improvement at all," he said.

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Repeated

In Kompas's news over the last decade, this is not the first case of abuse of STIP cadets by seniors which resulted in death. On Friday (25/4/2014), Dimas Dikita Handoko (20), a level II STIP student, died after being assaulted by his seniors at a boarding house in Semper Barat, Cilincing District, North Jakarta.

At that time, Dimas was taken into the bathroom and fell after being abused because he was considered disrespectful to his seniors. After being taken to the Jakarta Harbor Hospital, Koja, North Jakarta, Dimas was declared dead due to bleeding on the brain as a result of being hit with a blunt object. Meanwhile, six other level I cadets suffered injuries and bruises on their chests, stomachs and faces.

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Kompas 's news archive regarding the case of mistreatment of cadets at the Jakarta Maritime Science College on Sunday (27/4/2014).

The North Jakarta Police have named seven second-class senior cadets as suspects in a case of violence against seven junior cadets in a dormitory in Kebon Baru, Cilincing, North Jakarta. The case began from an activity that was actually aimed at nurturing junior cadets to be more disciplined and respectful towards seniors.

“Juniors are trained to be more disciplined and respectful towards seniors. "In the end it leads to persecution and results in death," said North Jakarta Police Chief Commissioner Muhammad Iqbal (Kompas, 27/4/2024).

The first step is certainly to clarify this case because it is possible that the violence occurs systematically. Changes in the SOP (standard operating procedure), as the next step, will be determined from the results of the investigation.

Amirullah Adityas Putra (18) and five of his friends were called by five senior level II cadets to one of the rooms in Dormitory Ring 4, in the STIP complex. The five seniors took turns beating the six juniors.

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Kompas 's news archive regarding the case of abuse of cadets at the Jakarta Maritime Science College on Thursday (12/1/2017).

North Jakarta Police Chief Commissioner Awal Chaeruddin said the victim was abused by his seniors with blows to the stomach, chest and solar plexus. The five victims of abuse were members of the campus drum band.

"From the doctor's statement, the victim was known to have bleeding spots in the lungs, heart and stomach glands. The victim's internal organs suffocate. "The perpetrator hit with his bare hands," said Awal (Kompas, 12/1/2017).