Human Rights Minister Pigai Deploys A Team To Provide Legal Aid For Victims Of Demos Throughout Indonesia

Minister of Human Rights (HAM) Natalius Pigai (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Human Rights Minister (HAM) Natalius Pigai deployed a team to focus on restoring victims of demonstrations throughout Indonesia.

The Ministry of Human Rights team will collaborate with the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) to provide social assistance (bansos), social advocacy, to legal assistance.

"We also went down to the field today throughout Indonesia, today the Deputy Minister of Human Rights has met victims in South Sulawesi, some to Central Java, to East Java, North Sumatra, West Kalimantan and we ourselves are also in Jakarta and in West Java, the goal is recovery because after all, the government and the people are one big family," he said at a press conference at the Ministry of Social Affairs Office, Central Jakarta, Thursday, confiscated by Antara.

He explained that the Ministry of Social Affairs together with the Ministry of Human Rights are now focusing on identifying data on victims of death, serious injuries, and minor injuries to be given assistance and social assistance.

"I appreciate and am proud of the Minister of Social Affairs because the President's mandate to restore the post-event victims referred to are all the nation's children, state administrators and the people, the position is the same in front of the Republic of Indonesia. This is part of the form of state obligation to full-fill on human rights needs, so it is the state's obligation to fulfill the human rights needs of Indonesian citizens," he said.

Pigai emphasized that regarding the handling of the human rights-based legal process, his party had held a meeting with the leadership of the National Police Chief and his staff, as well as human rights figures in the Republic of Indonesia.

"This is to maintain checks and balance so that government services are always in harmony with corridors and human rights principles. The government comes to see it as a symbol of concern, a form of government concern, but of course all of them are identified (victims)," he explained.

"Then, we will also come to see those detained in police officers, those who are temporarily detained, we will convey and see their rights must be ensured so that they are guaranteed," he said.