OVERVIEW

The sexual assault of a student in the toilets of the Jakarta International School shocked both the national and expatriate community in Indonesia. The incident has also attracted intense media attention and made headlines across the nation[1] and in addition has brought to the forefront some important issues of concern to the public.

In response, the Government saw it necessary to undertake an extensive review of current legislation covering Indonesia’s education system, especially with respect to matters directly related to international schools and child protection.

As part of this action, Presidential Directive No. 5 of 2014 on the National Movement on Combating Sexual Crimes against Children (“Presidential Directive”) was issued which has been followed by a national movement to alter the direction and stance of the Indonesian Government in how to prevent and deal with sex crimes against children.