Encourage Paspampres Suspected Murderer To Be Processed By General Court, Amnesty: Torture Is A Violation Of Human Rights!

Illustration of violence accompanied by beatings. (Pixabay)

Amnesty International Indonesia encourages members of the Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres) suspected of killing Iman Masykur (25) to be prosecuted in the general court.

In X's social media account, Amnesty emphasized that the officers involved in the crime cannot just be rewarded with internal sanctions.

"Security forces involved in crimes, torture and other inhumane treatment must undergo legal proceedings in general courts in accordance with fair justice principles, not just internal sanctions," Amnesty International Indonesia said through the @amnestyindo account, Tuesday, August 29.

Iman Masykur, a resident of Mon Keulayu, Bireuen, Aceh, has become a victim of torture that has resulted in death. Amnesty condemned the behavior allegedly committed by the Paspampres member.

"Terror is a violation of human rights!" Amnesty said.

Amnesty said that the practice of torture and other inhumane treatment still continues and repeats itself in Indonesia.

"During June 2019 to June 2023, we recorded at least 105 cases of ill-treatment and inhumaneness that caused 171 victims,"

Of the number of cases mentioned, Amnesty said more than 50 percent of the main actors were law enforcement officers.

"A total of 77 cases are suspected of involving members of the National Police, 15 cases involving members of the TNI, 7 cases involving prison officers and the rest involving other state actors," said Amnesty.