Serious Human Rights Violation By Densus 88 In Handling Terrorism Cases

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JAKARTA – A wave of arrests by the Special Detachment Team (Densus) 88 of the Indonesian National Police Forces (POLRI) against people who are chopped as involved in terrorist network in Central Sulawesi, Jabodetabek, Central Java, East Java, East Kalimantan and others parts of Indonesia, recently is headed towards serious Human Rights violations.

This was confirmed by the Commissioner of the National Commission for Human Rights, Saharuddin Daming. Daming commented on the arrest of a citizen suspected as terrorist by the Densus 88 in Soreang, Bandung, by the name of Untung Budi Santoso (46) alias Khaidir.

However, on Tuesday (14/6/2011) Khaidar died in the Detention House of POLRI at the Mako Brimob during an interrogation by the Densus 88 and was later returned to his hometown.

Actions which are no less sadistic also happened to a number of people in Poso. Strangely, according to Daming, the Densus 88 ordered that the janaza must be buried right away, whereas normally, they must be autopsied first in order to know the DNA.

What's even more ironic, all the families of the victims are prohibited from contacting the Team of Muslim Lawyers (TPM) or any other advocates for that matter, except those prepared by the authorities.

“The actions of the government apparatuses have already met the elements of serious Human Rights violation i.e. systematic and extensive,” Daming said in his brief message to the hidayatullah.com, Tuesday (15/6).

Daming also said that his organization has many times expressed their protests and warnings to the Police and Commander of the Densus 88, but was never heeded and instead the police are getting even more lustful to jubilate in seriously violating the Human Rights under the pretext of law enforcement.

“If they are really serious in wanting to practice law enforcement, those who commit corruptions and their families who are not cooperative must also be subjected to repressive measures like the people who are suspected as terrorists,” he said.

Due to that, Daming requested so that his organization is not to be blamed of not being nationalistic or interfering with the law enforcement if the National Commission for Human Rights establishes charges of serious Human Rights violations against a wide array of people in the POLRI who are involved in the handling of terrorism cases.

Meanwhile, Untung has already been buried at the Sindangwargi Cemetery, Soreang located around 200 meters from his residence at RT 01/RW 09 Desa Cingcin, Soreang.

(arrahmah.com)

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