Detik.com - February 9,
2010
Moksa Hutasoit, Jakarta –
After conducting a 1-year-study, the Public Examination Board (MEP) looking
into the murder of human rights activists Munir has released a number of
recommendations to the police, Attorney General's Office and the courts. One of
these is that the Munir case be reinvestigated.
The recommendations were
conveyed by MEP member Frans Hendra Winata at a press conference at the
National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices on Jl. Latuharhary in
Central Jakarta on Tuesday February 9.
In its recommendation to
the national police the MEP urged the police to immediately reinvestigate and
re-question the parties suspected of having a direct as well as indirect
involvement in the murder.
Second, they appealed to
the police to use the results of the Munir Fact Finding Team as preliminary
material to develop the case further.
Third, the police need to
conduct direct supervision of and provide guidelines to its officials in
carrying out a reinvestigation into the Munir case.
Following on from this, the
recommendations for the AGO is that it must appoint a public prosecutor that
will take the case seriously as well as pay close attention to the integrity of
prosecutors.
The final recommendation
for the courts was a request that the heads of legal institutions appoint
judges who have integrity and are proficient in criminal and human rights laws.
"This public
examination report was produced as one form of the responsibly in the execution
of the function, mission and authority that was mandated to us by Komnas
HAM," said Frans.
Frans was accompanied by
the chairperson of the MEP into the Munir murder case, Soetandyo Wigjosoebroto,
and several other members of the board including Mudzakkir, Fajrul Falaakh and
Rudi Rizki, as well as Komnas HAM chairperson Ifdhal Kasim. (aan/iy)
[Translated by James Balowski.]
