A group of former students at an Islamic boarding school on Lombok, Indonesia, coordinated efforts to document allegations of sexual assault against their head teacher, Ahmad Imanuddin Sumar, known as “Abah.” The investigation began when one student, Ziadatur Rahmah, disclosed to her former classmate Yusron Azzahidi that the school leader had sexually assaulted her at age 16 in his residence on school grounds. Encouraged by Yusron’s suggestion, Zia and other former classmates including Wanda Hamidah and Mahima Eka began collecting corroborating accounts from additional alleged victims.
As the group gathered testimonies, other students came forward with similar accounts of abuse. One former student, Sukma Rohana, described an alleged assault when she was 17 years old. Yusron compiled a seven-page document detailing allegations involving six former students and coordinated the group’s efforts through careful documentation and follow-up communications. Wanda arranged a meeting with representatives from the Nahdlatul Wathan Diniyah Islamiyah organization, which operated the school and funded some students’ educational pursuits abroad. The representatives initially indicated they would assist in bringing the case to police.
However, the situation changed when the NWDI organization provided Yusron’s documents to Abah himself. Yusron received a call from his family home where Abah pleaded with him to recant his allegations and offered fabricated alternative explanations. Yusron recorded this conversation. Abah also contacted Zia, admitting to the abuse while pressuring her to remain silent, a call she also recorded. Sukma reported being summoned to Abah’s residence where police officers and an NWDI lawyer allegedly coerced her to sign a document denying her allegations, though she later created a secret recording documenting her challenge to Abah’s wife regarding the incident.
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