Gus Ipul Invites Unhan Leadership for Discussion Following Allegations of Assault at Sekolah Rakyat

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Social Affairs is inviting the leadership of the National Defense University (Unhan) to discuss allegations concerning the assault of three students from Sekolah Rakyat (SR) in Pancakarya Village, Ajung District, Jember Regency, East Java.

"We are currently engaging in dialogue to find a solution. We are also communicating with the leadership of Unhan to resolve this issue," said Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf, also known as Gus Ipul, during an interview at the Ministry's office in Salemba, Central Jakarta, on Friday (23/10/2026).

Gus Ipul emphasized the need for discussion due to conflicting accounts of the incident between the SR students and the university students involved.

"There are differing accounts between them. These discrepancies are what we are trying to mitigate, and we are looking for a way out," he added.

Furthermore, there is no CCTV footage available to verify whether the events unfolded as claimed by the students or the university attendees.

"We have CCTV and procedures in place. Unfortunately, the incident occurred outside the surveillance area of the CCTV," he stated.

According to Gus Ipul, this case serves as a lesson for everyone to prevent such incidents in the future.

"I just heard about this incident and the differing accounts require further investigation. I view this as a case from which we need to learn," he remarked.

Previously reported, three students from Sekolah Rakyat (SR) in Pancakarya Village, Ajung District, Jember Regency, East Java, were allegedly assaulted by university students in a dormitory on Sunday (18/10/2026) night.

The incident reportedly led to one of the students requiring treatment at a community health center.

A victim identified as P had bruises on his chest.

P's uncle, BD, explained that the situation escalated when one of the students was caught smoking by the university students, who were said to be from Unhan.

BD mentioned that another student, identified as S, attempted to defend his friend and questioned the beating, but S also became a victim.

Similarly, P, who tried to defend his friend, was attacked as well.

"He was hit and kicked in the chest and back, requiring treatment at Ajung Health Center," BD recounted on Thursday (22/10/2026).

BD stated that the alleged assault occurred between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM in the dormitory.

At that time, according to him, there were no classes in session.

The family has opted to bring this matter to legal proceedings and reported it to the Jember Police on the following day.

"Because this constitutes violence or assault, I request legal action to be taken," he underscored.