Indonesia: pesantren head sentenced to 20 years for abusing eight boarding students
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pesantren foundation chairman and ustaz
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The victims were male santri resident at the pesantren the defendant headed, subject to his religious and institutional authority.
- Guru or spiritual-teacher authority
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2026-01-01 · conviction and sentence
District court, Sumenep, East Java, Indonesia. M Sahnan, an ustaz and pesantren foundation chairman, was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment together with two years of chemical castration for abusing eight male santri under his authority.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- religious and institutional authority over resident male santri
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- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Cabuli 8 Santri, Pengasuh Ponpes di Sumenep Divonis 20 Tahun Bui-Kebiri Kimia', detikNews (2026).
Reports the 20-year sentence and accompanying order for the pesantren head who abused eight boarding students.
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- https://news.detik.com/berita/d-8252828/cabuli-8-santri-pengasuh-ponpes-di-sumenep-divonis-20-tahun-bui-kebiri-kimia Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 d2e5caf4eb1007122194791aa679debe609800ac1f8db5be24c157daacc1b41a
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