Politics · Indonesia · 3 hrs ago
Indonesian lawmaker urges licence review after doctor detained over alleged child abuse
A doctor identified as IS, 37, has been detained in Indonesia over alleged sexual abuse of his 3½-year-old child.
West Java police say he is still being questioned, and the allegations have not been proven.
The child’s mother reportedly became suspicious after the child imitated a sexual act and complained of pain while urinating.
The child reportedly said the behavior came from the father’s phone.
Yahya Zaini, a deputy chair of Indonesia’s House of Representatives Commission IX, called for a full investigation and urged the Health Ministry to revoke the doctor’s practice licence if wrongdoing is established.
He also asked the ministry to arrange a mental health examination.
Police questioning is continuing, while the lawmaker’s calls for further action remain requests.
Indonesian lawmaker Yahya Zaini urged the Health Ministry to revoke a doctor’s licence if he is found to have abused his 3.5-year-old child.
The doctor, identified as IS, 37, has been detained and is being questioned over the allegation.
Zaini also called for a full investigation and a mental health examination of the doctor.
The child’s mother became suspicious after the child acted out an adult scene and later complained of pain while urinating.
- Who
- Doctor IS, 37, is accused of abusing his 3.5-year-old child. Lawmaker Yahya Zaini called for action.
- What
- IS was detained and is being questioned over alleged abuse. Zaini urged a licence review and a mental health examination.
- When
- The mother’s suspicions arose on December 13, 2025. IS was reported detained on October 21.
- Where
- Bandung, Indonesia.
- Why
- The mother became suspicious after the child acted out an adult scene and complained of pain while urinating.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The mother became suspicious after the child acted out an adult scene and later complained of pain while urinating.
West Java police said IS had been detained and was being questioned.
Yahya Zaini called for a thorough investigation and urged the Health Ministry to revoke IS’s licence if he is found to have violated professional rules.
- Accused doctor
- IS, 37
- Child’s age
- 3.5 years
- Lawmaker
- Yahya Zaini, deputy chair of Commission IX
- Detention
- Reported October 21
- Location
- Bandung, Indonesia
What people are saying
I urge the Health Ministry to revoke the practice licence of the doctor concerned.
I ask law enforcement officials to investigate this case in accordance with applicable law.
He has been detained; he is currently being questioned.