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Indonesian boarding-school head detained after BBC abuse investigation
Police in Indonesia detained former boarding-school head Ahmad Imanuddin Sumar after a BBC investigation detailed allegations of sexual abuse by former students. Two former students had gathered testimony and recordings after one alleged assault, while the school operator was accused of pressuring them to withdraw claims; it denied attempting a cover-up. After the investigation was published, 12 additional former students spoke to police, and parents removed children from the school. Sumar denies the allegations and says he will respect the legal process.
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What matters
- Police reopened the case after the BBC investigation and interviewed 14 former students.
- Former students said school representatives pressured them to withdraw allegations or sign statements calling them false.
- The school operator, NWDI, denied trying to cover up the allegations and said it was investigating.
- The headmaster resigned from the school and denied that recorded conversations were confessions.
Context & caveats
- The allegations remain subject to legal investigation and have not been adjudicated.
Why this made the edition
The report documents a police detention, a reopened investigation and testimony from multiple former students, while preserving the headmaster’s denial and the school operator’s response.
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