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Greater Jakarta: UNJ student expelled over Twitter posts
Jakarta State University (UNJ) Student Executive Board (BEM) head Ronny Setiawan was expelled from the university due to remarks he made on social media platform Twitter about the universityâs rector
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akarta State University (UNJ) Student Executive Board (BEM) head Ronny Setiawan was expelled from the university due to remarks he made on social media platform Twitter about the university's rector.
UNJ spokesman Asep Sugiarto said that Ronny, a student at UNJ's Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty, class of 2011, often made remarks through his Twitter handle @ronnyunj about the university's rectorate that were untrue. Asep said that as head of UNJ's BEM, Ronny's remarks were inappropriate. Asep did not mention which of Ronny's tweets were harmful to the university.
According to a decree signed by UNJ rector Djaalil, Ronny was expelled from the university due to 'technology-based crime, defamation and incitement which could disrupt the peace and the implementation of the program implemented on campus.' Further, the decree claimed that Ronny used his position as BEM head to threaten Djaalil.
Separately, Ronny said that he regretted UNJ's decision to expel him, which he said was 'subjective,' adding that he would attempt to restore his status as a student at UNJ.
Ronny said that he hoped no other students would become 'a victim of UNJ's misconduct'.
