Tempo
Interactive - September 8, 2010
Bibin
Bintariadi, Malang – The government is not serious about resolving the death of
human rights activist Munir. This has been proven by it simply instructing the
Attorney General's Office and other related parties to fully investigate
Munir's murder without taking the case seriously.
"In the
handling of the Munir case, what was said by President SBY [Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono] was just empty talk, and to this day he has failed to demonstrate a
firm attitude [to the case]", said Munir's wife Suciwati, in her greetings
to a reflection and joint prayer event in Malang, East Java, on the evening of
Tuesday September 7, commemorating six years since Munir's death.
Because of
this therefore, Suciwati pledged to continue giving voice to the case, which
will be undertaken by, among other things, seeking assistance from the
international parties such as the United Nations High Commission for Human
Rights (UNHCR). "The result of a meeting with the UN Commission was an
agreement that they will continue to urge President SBY to fully resolve the
Munir case", she said.
More that 50
activist in the East Java city of Malang commemorated Munir's death by holding
a reflection and joint prayers at the Malang City Kalimetro Building. The
commemoration was organised to remind the government to uncover the full truth
behind Munir's death.
"This
event is not to deify the person Munir, but rather as evidence that the
exposure of the Munir [case] is not yet complete", said organising
committee member Zia Ul Haq during a break in the event.
The event
was also enlivened by the presentation of a video about Munir and a joint
prayer. According to Zia, the burial of the Munir murder case is evidence of
the government's lack of serious in upholding human rights. "Currently the
government is inflicted with the illness of forgetfulness," said Zia.
The Malang
activists are calling on the government to shed light on the Munir murder in
order to provide a point of clarity to the case.
[Translated
by James Balowski.]
