Family Of FPI Laskar Victims Ask Komnas HAM To Re-Autopsy, Polri: We Are Ready To Facilitate

Kabareskrim Polri, Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo at a press conference (Photo: PR of Polri)

JAKARTA - Bareksrim Polri fully submitted to the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) regarding the request of the laskar family to perform another autopsy. This is because the request was addressed to Komnas HAM.

"In principle, related to the things that are needed by Komnas HAM, of course we are always ready to give," said Head of Criminal Investigation of the National Police, Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo, to reporters, Monday, December 21.

But Listyo said that so far there has been no request from Komnas HAM regarding this matter. Even the autopsy results that have been carried out have also been conveyed transparently by investigators.

"However, we have already presented the data related to the autopsy problem. Of course, it will later be used as an assessment by Komnas HAM whether there is a need to re-autopsy or not," he said.

Later, Komnas HAM will decide whether to re-autopsy it. If it is necessary, the Police will facilitate it.

"Of course, later on, Komnas HAM will evaluate it, but in principle, the data we have if necessary we will give it to Komnas HAM," he said.

Previously it was reported, the Chairman of the DPP Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Mardani Ali Sera said that the family allowed Komnas HAM to re-autopsy the bodies of six Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) soldiers who were victims of the shooting on the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road.

"Lawyers and families have prepared a statement that it is permissible if Komnas HAM wants a repeat autopsy," Mardani told reporters at the Komnas HAM Office, Menteng, Central Jakarta, Monday, December 21.

The DPR member said that Komnas HAM opened the plan to re-autopsy the six FPI soldiers who died. However, Komnas HAM first asked for approval from the family.

This agreement, continued Mardani, was given because the families of the six FPI laskar who were victims of the shooting doubted the results of the autopsy conducted by the police. This doubt arose after the police, without their consent, carried out an autopsy.

"What I caught earlier was that his body was already autopsied, even though none of the family had given consent to carry out an autopsy step," he said.

"Earlier there was a family document agreeing that Komnas HAM requires further examination by conducting a re-autopsy. Earlier the family's approval was conveyed by a lawyer," added Mardani.