Perpetrators Of Abuse Advocates Judge More Than 10 People, Komnas HAM Says Victims Have Been Targeted

Member of the National Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Choirul Anam (DOK ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The National Human Rights Commission strongly suspects that the perpetrators targeted the attack or mistreatment of Jurani, an advocate in South Kalimantan (Kalsel) regarding coal mining.

"Komnas HAM found a number of facts that the number of suspected attackers was more than 10 people and it is strongly suspected that the attacks had been targeted," said member of the Komnas HAM Monitoring and Investigation Commission, Mohammad Choirul Anam, in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, December 15.

This was known by Komnas HAM based on a series of monitoring and investigation processes. In addition, it is strongly suspected that the attack was carried out consciously and there was an attempt to remove evidence by the alleged perpetrators.

The monitoring and investigation process is a follow-up to the complaint from the South Kalimantan People's Struggle Advocacy Team against the oligarchs regarding the attack that caused injury to Jurani on October 22, 2021.

The monitoring team and investigators have studied the incident by collecting and analyzing a number of clues, such as videos, photos and examining a number of witnesses.

In this regard, Komnas HAM has sent a letter to the South Kalimantan Police asking for an explanation regarding the construction of the attack on Jurani.

This is because there are a number of differences in findings between Komnas HAM and the police. One of them, as has been circulated in a number of mass media, that the attack was carried out by the perpetrator in a drunken condition.