Detik.com
- September 7, 2009
Novia
Chandra Dewi, Jakarta – Coinciding with five years since the death of Munir,
some 300 people demonstrated at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) demanding
that investigation into the murder of the human rights activists be completed.
“We have
also come here in the context of commemorating five years since Munir’s death
and to demand that the AGO immediately pursue the perpetrators of Munir’s
murder,” said Solidarity Committee for Munir (Kasum) activist Choirul Anam
speaking in front of the AGO building on Jl. Sultan Hasanudin in Jakarta on
Monday September 7.
The
protesters – the majority of whom came from North Jakarta – are victims of
forced evictions and human rights violations. “If Munir’s murder can just be
ignored like that, what about the situation for human rights defenders in
Indonesia in the future?”, asked Choirul.
Kasum is
calling on the AGO to immediately submit a judicial review over the rejection
of an appeal to the Supreme Court on the decision to release Muchdi
Purwoprandjono. Choirul added that the entire Indonesian nation has placed its
hope on the resolution of this case.
“We see this
case as being like a battering ram. Breaking open the gates of justice and
breaking the chain of violence that continues to repeat itself in Indonesia,”
said Choirul. (amd/iy)
[Translated
by James Balowski.]
