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Jokowi urged to push through investigations of past rights violations
NGOs concerned with human rights are urging President Joko âJokowiâ Widodo not to delay the issuance of a presidential decree on the establishment of an ad hoc human rights tribunal and a presidential instruction ordering the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and the Attorney Generalâs Office (AGO) to complete the preliminary investigation and investigation of gross human rights violations
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GOs concerned with human rights are urging President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo not to delay the issuance of a presidential decree on the establishment of an ad hoc human rights tribunal and a presidential instruction ordering the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to complete the preliminary investigation and investigation of gross human rights violations.
They also urged Komnas HAM to fulfill its obligation to conduct a preliminary investigation into the rights violation cases, as mandated by Law No. 26/2000 on human rights tribunal.
'Komnas HAM must also immediately stop its participation and initiative to push forward the establishment of a reconciliation commission, which has the potential to provide impunity for perpetrators of gross human rights violations in Indonesia,' they said as quoted by Antara in a joint statement in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Among the groups signing the joint statement included the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), the Association of May 1998, the Murder Victims' Research Foundation (YPKP 65), the Struggle for Rehabilitation of New Order Regime Victims Association (LPR-KROB) and the Association of Families of Talangsari Lampung Victims. Other associations included the Union of the Tanjung Priok Victims' Families (Ikkapri), the Families of 1997/1998 Forced Disappearance Victims, the Families of Semanggi II Victims and the Families of 1965/1966 Tragedies.
The NGOs said Komnas HAM must double down on finding ways to overcome the the reluctance by law enforcement agencies to prosecute gross human rights violation cases by, among others things, carrying out more effective communication with related parties such as the AGO, the House of Representatives and President Jokowi himself. (ebf)(+++)
