The Jakarta Post
Another student of SMA Taruna Indonesia high school, Wiko Jerianda, died on Friday after a week of critical treatment at RK Charitas Hospital's intensive care unit in Palembang, South Sumatra. The 14-year-old was the second casualty recorded from a student orientation program held by the school, which allegedly involved harsh physical exercise and abuse. Wiko had been undergoing intensive care since July 13 after participating in the week-long program that ended with a 14-kilometer walk from the program site to the school. A lawyer appointed to represent Wiko’s family, Firli Data, said the teenager’s condition had worsened after he underwent a bowel resection to his injured intestine that was allegedly caused by violence during the school’s orientation program. "Wiko's family refuses to conduct an autopsy, bu...