Detik.com
- May 8, 2010
Mega Putra
Ratya, Jakarta – Around 200 people from the Indonesian People's Opposition
Front (FOR Indonesia) held an action in which 100 candles were lit at the Hotel
Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta to commemorate 17 years since the
murder of labour activist Marsinah.
The
protesters demanded that the government immediately conduct a full
investigation into Marsinah's death.
According to
action coordinator Nining Elitos, although 17 years have now passed, to this
day there has not been one perpetrator of Marsinah's murder that has been
indicted over the case.
"We
have sent a protest letter to the government [calling on them] to fully resolve
the case. We are asking that Marsinah become a hero of the women's labour
[movement]", said Elitos on Saturday May 8.
Marsinah was
known as a vocal labour activist in campaigning for workers' rights. She was
found dead and mutilated in May 1993. The autopsy results showed that Marsinah
had been killed after being tortured. (mpr/irw)
[Translated
by James Balowski.]
