olice have arrested two senior members of the Mapala Unisi climbing club of Indonesia Islamic University in Yogyakarta following the death of three freshmen during an orientation program held by the club.
Central Java Police chief Insp. Gen. Condro Kirono confirmed the arrest of Wahyudi, 22, and Angga Septiawan, 27, by Karanganyar Police at Mapala Unisi in Yogyakarta. “Police also confiscated camp equipment as evidence,” Condro said on Monday.
The Jan. 13-20 orientation program held on the slope of Mount Lawu in Central Java reportedly turned violent, claiming the three lives and injuring 14 other students.
Karanganyar Police chief Sr. Comr. Ade Safri said police would question 16 members of the orientation committee as witnesses on Tuesday. “The number of witnesses may increase. We will await the developments of the questioning tomorrow,” Ade said.
Meanwhile, members of the Yogyakarta Anti-Violence Community (Makaryo) staged a peaceful demonstration in front of the Mapala Unisi secretariat demanding the climbing club avoid violence and respect human rights.
“We ask the students to channel their energy against those destroying the environmental instead,” the group stated.
Mapala Unisi senior member Andi Reza said the club was also shocked that bullying had occurred during the orientation program. “There’s no violence in our standard operating procedure for the training,” he said.
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