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Komnas HAM Investigates Sleman Prison Murder
Komnas HAM Investigates Sleman Prison Murder
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Bambang Muryanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | Archipelago | Tue, March 26 2013, 3:59 PM
National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) chairwoman Siti Noor Laila
announced that the commission had started its investigation into the murder of
four detainees with a visit to the Sleman Prison in Cebongan, Yogyakarta on
Tuesday.
Siti said the commission would collect data, information and evidence regarding
the violent incident.
As soon as we finish here, we will also visit other institutions such as the police
and the local administration office, Siti said.
Komnas HAMs investigation would differ from the polices; its intention would be
to determine whether the murder should be categorized as serious or regular
rights violation.
On completion of their investigation at the prison, the commission would issue a
recommendation report to the related parties such as the president, the House of
Representatives, the National Police and also various NGOs.
The attack, perpetrated by 17 armed masked men at Sleman Prison on Saturday
morning killed four detainees Johanes Juan Mambait, Gamaliel Yeremianto
Rohi Riwu, Hendrik Angel Sahetapy (alias Deki) and Adrianus Candra Galaga.
The detainees were suspects in the Hugos caf incident, which left First Sgt. Heru
Santoso dead, several days before.(nai/dic)
A landslide triggered by torrential rain killed at least eight people and left nine
others missing on Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Monday.
Nine houses were buried when mud gushed down from surrounding hills just after
dawn Monday in Cililin village, West Bandung district.
Sigit Udjwalaprana of the local Disaster Mitigation Agency said rescuers dug up a
32-year-old father and his seven-year-old son embracing each other, just hours
before the search was halted due to darkness.
Earlier, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho of the national agency said rescuers pulled out six
bodies, including four children, from the rubble of the landslide.
Sigit said a lack of equipment hampered the 300 policemen, soldiers and
residents who used their hands, shovels and hoes to search through the debris for
the missing.
Seasonal downpours cause dozens of landslides and flash floods each year in
Indonesia, a vast chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in
mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains.
National Disaster Mitigation Agency said 83 people have died from 54 landslides
this year in Indonesia.