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School Girls Tell Police of Alleged Sexual Harassment, Physical Assault at Flag-Raising Camp
Jakarta Globe | August 25, 2010

Aceh Aceh's flag-raising team rehearsing for Independence Day celebrations in Lhokseumawe. Jakarta Police have begun questioning female members of the capital's flag-raising team amid allegations of degrading treatment. (Antara Photo/Rahmad)
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Roland
1:13pm Aug 25, 2010

Not all too surprising that the accounts form different investigations differ - surely the PPI tried to cover up in the "usual manner"!

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Jakarta. Jakarta Police have begun questioning a number of high school girls amid allegations they were sexually harassed and physically abused by their female instructors from Jakarta’s Independence Day flag-raising team at an orientation camp in Cibubur in July.

Made Indah Pramandari, 16, has alleged that her and her teammates were ordered by her Paskibra instructors to strip naked twice a day before morning and afternoon showers as the instructors looked on and were then forced to march between the showers and sleeping quarters.

Made told news portal tempointeraktif.com that they were also “punished” as they showered and dressed, with “mistakes” earning a slap in the face, a push-up or order to squat-walk naked.

Comr. Murnila, head of the Jakarta Police’s Women and Children Center, confirmed that police had asked the students to make statements.

“We came to their school on Monday and listened to their accounts,” Murnila said.

She acknowledged the accounts differed from the results of an investigation undertaken by the Association of Alumni of Flag-Raising Teams (PPI).

Murnila said, however, that police were powerless to act until an official complaint had been laid with police.

City councilor Igo Ilham on Monday urged concerned parents to file a criminal complaint with police.

“The incident has legal consequences and must be investigated by proper law enforcers, not the PPI,” said Igo, who heads the City Council’s Commission E, which oversees public welfare and education.