tempointeactive, 22 February 2011
The National Commission on Human Rights (KomnasHAM) will question a number of police and military officers assigned too Cikeusik in Banten, at the time of the attack against Ahmadiyah members last February 6.
“Today (yesterday) we will interrogate the district police chief, the army administrative unit commander of the subdistrict, the subdistrict and village chiefs” said Nur Kholis, head of the Komnas HAM Cikeusik case, at a hearing between Komnas HAM and Commission III at the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday.
Nur Kholis also said that Komnas HAM will question the Pandeglang Police Chief and the Banten Police Chief, who were dismissed from their positions.
According to Nur Kholis, there were two issues that his team will investigate from the Cikeusik tragedy, which is the incident itself and the state’s role during the attack, including its role as a law enforcement agency.
He added that Komnas HAM had questioned five witnesses as of Friday.
The National Commission on Human Rights (KomnasHAM) will question a number of police and military officers assigned too Cikeusik in Banten, at the time of the attack against Ahmadiyah members last February 6.
“Today (yesterday) we will interrogate the district police chief, the army administrative unit commander of the subdistrict, the subdistrict and village chiefs” said Nur Kholis, head of the Komnas HAM Cikeusik case, at a hearing between Komnas HAM and Commission III at the House of Representatives (DPR) yesterday.
Nur Kholis also said that Komnas HAM will question the Pandeglang Police Chief and the Banten Police Chief, who were dismissed from their positions.
According to Nur Kholis, there were two issues that his team will investigate from the Cikeusik tragedy, which is the incident itself and the state’s role during the attack, including its role as a law enforcement agency.
He added that Komnas HAM had questioned five witnesses as of Friday.
The five witnesses were all Ahmadiyah followers. They will also question people recommended by the Muslim Advocate Team, although they have not obtained their names yet.
Ruhut Sitompul, a member of Commission III, said that the police did their best in the Cikeusik incident. But they could not do more to dispel attackers for fear of violating human rights.
He said that Komnas HAM based their investigations on public opinion in sending law enforcers to go on trial. “The facts and proof proposed by the KomnasHam are weak,” he said. He cited as examples, human rights violation in East Timor and Alas Tlogo, East Java.
Komnas HAM Chairman Ifdhal Kasim denied they did not have enough facts and proof on law enforcer’s human rights violations. “We have obtained a lot of evidence,” said Ifdhal.
Source: tempointeactive
