Detik.com
- January 23, 2009
Indra
Subagja, Jakarta – The public prosecutor handing the case of murdered human
rights activists Munir has submitted a judicial review to the Supreme Court via
the South Jakarta District Court. The Solidarity Committee for Munir (Kasum)
hopes that the Supreme Court will allow the hearings to be open to the public.
“The Supreme
Court appeal hearing [should] be open to the public in order to [ensure]
independence and so that it is non-discriminative”, said Kasum Coordinator
Choirul Anam during a press conference at the offices of the Commission for
Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) on Friday January 23.
Anam said
that he also hopes that during the Supreme Court appeal hearing the court would
hear the testimonies of witnesses again and not just examine the case files.
“This is in
accordance with the authority of the Supreme Court under Article 50 of Law
Number 14/1985, where if it is viewed as necessary, the Supreme Court can
itself here [the testimony of relevant] parties or witnesses”, he explained.
Kasum
however does not plan to approaching the Supreme Court itself or send a written
request on the matter. “We are only conveying an appeal through the public. If
we contact [the Supreme Court] it would be tantamount to making an
intervention”, he said by way of closing. (ndr/anw)
[Translated
by James Balowski.]
