Komnas HAM Hopes Regent Of Langkat Cooperative When Examined Regarding Human Confinement

Komnas HAM Commissioner arrives at the KPK Building in Jakarta (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) hopes that the Regent of Langkat, who is not active in publishing the Warring Angin Plan, will cooperate when he is questioned regarding human cages in his house.

Moreover, this examination is his right to answer the allegations that have developed so far, including the findings.

"Hopefully he (the Regent of Langkat will not publish the Warring Wind Plan, ed) is cooperative because it is also his right to provide any information according to him," Komnas HAM Commissioner Choirul Anam told reporters at the KPK's Red and White Building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday. February 7th.

Anam said there are several things that will be asked to Terbit later. Among them are about conditions to allegations of violence that caused the loss of life of the occupants of the cage.

Not only that, Komnas HAM will also confirm the documents. Including photos, videos, and various files related to the so-called cages where drug users are rehabilitated.

"We will confirm with several documents that we have, there are photos, videos, files, and so on," he said.

Later, after the publication's examination is completed, Komnas HAM will test all of its findings by summoning experts. Including experts on trafficking in persons (TPPO) and modern slavery experts.

"Only we will draw conclusions and recommendations," said Anam.

As previously reported, Komnas HAM's investigation will be conducted at the KPK. The reason is that Terbit is currently a suspect in the alleged bribery of infrastructure in the Langkat Regency Government, North Sumatra.

For information, the existence of a human cage suspected of being a form of slavery at the house of the inactive Langkat Regent Terbit Angin Angin was revealed after the KPK came there to carry out a hand arrest operation (OTT).

Instead of finding Terbit, the KPK team found a number of people confined in an iron cage. At that time they claimed to be oil palm workers on Terbit's land.

Subsequently, these findings were reported by Migrant Care to Komnas HAM. In their report, they stated that the occupants of human cages experienced cruel behavior such as violence, irregular eating, unpaid work while working in Terbit's oil palm plantation and limited access to communication with outsiders.