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Police Await Family Report in Medical Resident's Death Investigation
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Police Await Family Report in Medical Resident's Death Investigation

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Police are awaiting a formal report from the family of a medical resident who died at RSUP Kandou hospital.
  • The resident, Adrian Rantung, allegedly died by suicide due to severe pressure from bullying during his specialization program.
  • The Ministry of Health has temporarily suspended the specialization program at the hospital pending an investigation.

Authorities in Manado, Indonesia, are awaiting a formal report from the family of Adrian Rantung, a medical resident in anesthesiology, following his death at RSUP Prof. Dr. RD Kandou hospital. Police stated they cannot proceed with an investigation until the family officially lodges a complaint.

For now, we are still waiting for the police report, because the family has not made an official report from the time of the incident until now.

— Kompol Elwin KristantoStating the police's current inability to investigate the death without a formal family complaint.

"For now, we are still waiting for the police report, because the family has not made an official report from the time of the incident until now," said Kasat Reskrim Polresta Manado, Kompol Elwin Kristanto. He added that the police are unable to take any action, especially since the victim's body has already been transported to Morowali.

So, we cannot do anything, and the victim's body has been taken to Morowali.

— Kompol Elwin KristantoExplaining the limitations faced by the police due to the lack of a formal report and the body's relocation.

Kristanto further explained that the family has not requested an autopsy or a visum et repertum (medical examination report) from the hospital where Rantung was found deceased. Without these official requests or a formal police report, the investigation remains stalled. If the family does decide to file a report, police have assured they will proceed with the investigation according to standard procedures.

We will conduct an investigation if there is a report. However, until now we are still waiting because there is no official report from the family.

— Kompol Elwin KristantoReiterating the condition for initiating a police investigation.

Adrian Rantung was allegedly subjected to bullying during his participation in the Anesthesiology Specialist Education Program (PPDS) at the hospital. His death is suspected to be a suicide, attributed to the immense pressure he faced. In response to the incident, the Ministry of Health has temporarily halted the PPDS program at RSUP Kandou to allow for a thorough investigation into the alleged bullying and its consequences. The decision was formalized in a decree from the hospital's Director General, citing the "allegations of bullying against one of the participants in the Anesthesiology Specialist Education Program (PPDS)."

So far, the family has also not requested a visum or autopsy. Therefore, we cannot take further steps.

— Kompol Elwin KristantoHighlighting the lack of family requests for medical examinations, further delaying the investigation.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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