We want to ask about progress on the police investigation over unauthorized deaths of 10 victims in Jakarta and Pontianak, and torture as well as maltreatment by police officers during the incidentsJakarta (ANTARA) - Usman Hamid, Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia reached the office of the Police's Crime Investigation Department (Bareskrim) Monday to ask about the progress of investigations into the riots that occurred May 21 and 22. "We want to ask about progress on the police investigation over unauthorized deaths of 10 victims in Jakarta and Pontianak, and torture as well as maltreatment by police officers during the incidents," Hamid said.
The meeting was a follow up of a closed-door meeting with the Indonesian Police and relevant institutions earlier, he remarked.
The Amnesty International Indonesia lauded the National Police for making public the results of their investigation over the May riot last week.
"We see a bright spot. We appreciated it positively," he said.
During the latest meeting, the Amnesty International Indonesia asked for details about the deaths of civilians during the riot.
The police have so far revealed details of the deaths of two victims, namely Harun Al Rasyid and Abdul Azis.
"We want to know whether the police have investigated the deaths of eight other people," he said.
The police must investigate the violence allegedly committed by police officers, he also demanded.
"Based on our investigation, there are three locations of torture against civilians by police officers. One location is in Kampung Bali (Tanah Abang, Jakarta), where, we found, there are at least five cases of torture. That is what we will ask about today," he told the press.
In addition to meeting with the police, he also planned to hold meetings with the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and the Indonesian Ombudsman.
Ten 10 police officers involved in beatings of civilians in Kampung Bali during the riots have been sanctioned and confined for 21 days in a special place, Brig Gen Dedi Prasetyo, spokesman of the National Police, told the press on July 5, 2019.
Jakarta's post-election rally, which ended in violence claimed eight lives and resulted in hundreds of protestors, and nine police officers, being injured.
The General Elections Commission (KPU) announced the final results of the recent parliamentary and presidential elections on May 22 at 1:28 a.m., declaring that the Jokowi-Maruf Amin pair had secured 85 million votes, or 55.5 percent of the national vote, as compared to contenders Prabowo Subianto-Sandiaga Uno receiving 68 million votes, or 44.5 percent.
The announcement sparked a mass protest from Prabowo’s supporters, who alleged massive fraud in the presidential elections. (INE)
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