Komnas HAM Emphasizes The Trial Of The Case Of Serious Human Rights Violations Of Paniai Based On Law 26/2000

JAKARTA - Komnas HAM reminded the trial of the alleged gross human rights violation case of Paniai based on Law Number 26 of 2000 concerning the Human Rights Court. The trial was held at the Makassar District Court (PN).

"The consequences, firstly maybe we can't seriously undergo this law in the future," said Deputy Chairman of Komnas HAM Amiruddin, quoted from Antara, Thursday, November 10.

Because, in early 2000 there were three human rights courts, namely the Tanjung Priok, Abepura and Timor Leste incidents. At that time, many parties considered the court not to be serious.

After a dozen years have passed, do not let the human rights court in the Paniai case be no better than the previous three cases of human rights violations.

Another consequence is that if the Paniai trial is not taken seriously, the people in the Land of Papua, especially the families of the victims, will be disappointed with the legal process because it is considered not optimal.

"The hope is that the judge can examine more carefully and fairly," said Amiruddin.

Personally, he feels that if IS, who is a defendant in the Paniai case, is found guilty or not, then it cannot provide a sense of justice for law enforcement. Even worse, if the verdict handed down by the judge is wrong.

On that occasion, he also reminded the trial of the Paniai case not to lose the opportunity to learn about the crime that occurred, namely the crime against humanity itself. Including the matter of correcting the security approach on Earth of Cenderawasih.

Amiruddin also assessed that the trial of the Paniai case did not get too much public attention. In fact, the cases that occurred on December 7 and 8, 2014, were serious crimes both at the national and international levels.

Seharusnya, lanjut dia, sidang Paniai harus dijadikan momentum secara bersama dalam mengelola negara terutama tentang penegakan hukum.