UNS — Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta held collective prayers for the dead o UNS student after participating in the Basic Education and Training (Diklat) Korps Mahasiswa Siaga Batalyon 905 Jagal Abilawa UNS, Gilang Endi Saputra. The collective prayer was held concurrently with the 7th-day commemoration of his passing on Saturday night (30/10/2021).
The event was held offline and online and was attended by Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs UNS Prof. Dr. Ir. Ahmad Yunus, M.S., Director of Academic Reputation and Student Affairs Dr. Sutanto, S.Si., DEA., UNS students, the surrounding neighborhood of Gilang Endi Saputra. The event was broadcasted through the Zoom Cloud Meeting and UNS YouTube channel.
The collective prayer ceremony includes Al-Qur’an Surah Yasin recitation followed by collective prayers. The Rector of UNS Prof. Dr. Jamal Wiwoho, S.H., M.Hum., in his opening remark, offered his condolences for the death of Gilang Endi Saputra, a student of Diploma Program in Health and Company Hygiene and Work Safety (K3) Vocational School (SV) UNS.
As the executive board of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho apologized to the family for the death of Gilang Endi Saputra on Sunday (24/10/2021). The executive board of UNS and all academic members never justify the actions that go against the existing norms.
“The executive board of UNS agreed to hand all of the processes to the police to investigate the incident promptly according to the prevailing regulation and could identify who should be held responsible (for the incident),” Prof. Jamal Wiwoho stated.
Gilang Endi Saputra’s parents thanked UNS academic members and students who had attended the ceremony directly. The family asked attendees to pray and forgive Gilang Endi Saputra’s mistakes during his lifetime if any. Humas UNS
Reporter: Rangga Pangestu Adji
Editor: Dwi Hastuti