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View all search resultsAtma Jaya student 'unlikely' to have died by attack
An Atma Jaya Catholic University fact-finding team, which was formed to look into the death of a student who died during extracurricular paramilitary training at the university, has announced that medical tests showed no indication the student had been killed by physical exercises undertaken during the training
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n Atma Jaya Catholic University fact-finding team, which was formed to look into the death of a student who died during extracurricular paramilitary training at the university, has announced that medical tests showed no indication the student had been killed by physical exercises undertaken during the training.
Team member Nugroho Adipradana said the team got the medical test information from a doctor at the Jakarta Hospital where the student, Daniel Vicli Pardamean Tambunan, 18, was hospitalized before he died on Monday.
'According to the doctor, there was no indication of external factors or violence detected on Daniel when he was hospitalized,' he told reporters during a press briefing at the university on Wednesday.
Nugroho added that dehydration was also an unlikely cause.
'We asked the doctor whether the student had died from dehydration and he answered that dehydration was not a significant factor,' he said.
Nugroho said the medical test results would only be made public after the hospital received permission from the student's parents.
'We are waiting [for permission] from the student's parents before we explain the test results in detail,' he said.
Daniel, a law student at the university, reportedly fainted during the paramilitary training on Saturday night. He was admitted to the Jakarta Hospital before he died on Monday.
The Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Mohammad Iqbal said on Tuesday the police would investigate the case if the university's internal team found out that the student's death was related to the physical exercises he participated in during the training.
The university's deputy rector, Makdin Sinaga, was quoted by tempo.co on Monday as saying that the student might have died from a pre-existing disease unrelated to the paramilitary training.
However, Nugroho said during Wednesday's briefing that students wanting to join any extracurricular activities at the university should show health statements issued by the university's clinic before they were allowed.
'They should undergo standard medical tests, such as blood pressure and respiration checkups, followed by interviews about their medical records,' he explained. 'Daniel's health record showed he was fit enough for the training. Therefore the clinic issued him a pass.'
When asked about types of activities the students underwent during the training, Nugroho said that they did pushups, running and climbing and descending stairs. Nugroho said that the team's investigation was ongoing and the university would reveal its results as soon as possible. (saf)
