The University of Indonesia suspended 16 male students from its Faculty of Law after screenshots of a group chat containing sexually explicit and demeaning messages about female peers and lecturers circulated widely on social media, triggering public outrage and renewed calls for accountability on Indonesian campuses.
The case first came to public attention when the 16 students publicly apologised in a group chat of the 2023 Faculty of Law students on 11 April 2026 — an apology that, according to Faculty of Law Student Executive Board chairperson Anandaku Dimas Rumi Chattaristo, was made suddenly and without any clear context.
