Detik.com
- July 16, 2009
Ayu
Fitriana, Jakarta – Around 3 hundred people coordinated by the Solidarity
Committee for Munir (Kasum) held an action in front of the Supreme Court
building on Thursday July 16 to protest against the court’s decision to uphold
the acquittal of former top spy Muchdi Purwopranjono for the 2004 assassination
of rights activist Munir.
The
demonstrators arrived at the Supreme Court building at 2pm riding Metromini and
Mikrolet buses. A van was provided as a stage for speeches.
“Now we can
see that SBY [President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono] is again the winner [of the
presidential election]. We must demand fulfillment of his promises. We can see
now that he has yet to uphold human rights. He promised before to resolve the
Munir case, but where are the results? A big zero”, said the wife of the late
Munir Suciwati in a speech.
The
protesters represented a coalition of human rights victims such as the May 1998
riots in Jakarta, the 1965 mass killings, victims of the 1997-98 abduction of
student activists and street traders, who shouted slogans demanding a trial for
Purwopranjono and former State Intelligence Agency chief A.M. Hendropriyono.
They also
brought posters with messages such as “Try Muchdi PR and Hendropriyono”. The
protest action did not create traffic congestion because the demonstrators were
concentrated on the side of the road. (sho/iy)
[Translated
by James Balowski.]
