The suspect of having painted threatening phrases and Nazi symbols on the walls and computers of the Institute of Language Studies (IEL), Institute of Geoscience (IG), Central Library (BC) and Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics (IFGW) is a former student from Unicamp. Born in 1988, he enrolled in three courses at the University (Statistics; Applied and Computational Mathematics and Computer Engineering), but did not complete any of them. During the period in which he was linked to the institution, he did not request scholarship assistance nor did he use the psychological and psychiatric support service made available to students.
The information was provided this Friday afternoon (17) by rector Marcelo Knobel during a press conference. The director once again classified the episode as “regrettable and unacceptable” and announced that Unicamp has reinforced security on campus and intensified the dissemination of the use of the “Panic Button” application, through which students, teachers and employees can contact the sector surveillance in cases of emergency.
According to the rector, the University opened an internal investigation to investigate the case. “We managed to give a quick answer in this episode. First, we immediately repudiated the act and then identified images of the suspect's actions, which we sent to the Civil Police. Our purpose has been to ensure that our community has peace of mind to carry out its activities”, he assured.
Knobel also said that Unicamp has mechanisms in place to receive various types of complaints, including those relating to manifestations of racism and intolerance. “We count, for example, on the Ombudsman's Office, which has fulfilled this role for many years. We are currently discussing the creation of a secretariat that will deal with issues related to sexual violence, racism, intolerance and gender issues. A working group is collecting suggestions from colleges and institutes. A proposal will be formulated and presented for consideration by the University Council.”
The dean avoided providing personal information about the suspect, explaining that this type of decision is up to the Police, who are investigating the case. Knobel stated that he had no idea of the tagger's motivations, but stated that regardless of the author's reasons, the demonstrations are not in keeping with the academic environment or the democratic rule of law.
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