AchehSumatra National Liberation Front (ASNLF)
Several NGOs denounced the police version of the story as a mere fabrication. In a
desperate move, the police tried to defend itself by accusing the victims for having
committing misdeeds such as intimidation, extortion, robbery, etc. To make some fabrications
looked real, they even concocted an awfully disgusting story by presenting to the public some
collections of guns and bullets supposedly belonging to the victims.
Mr. Chairman,
Indonesia is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
Article 6(1) of the ICCPR states: “Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right
shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”
ASNLF fully supports the abovementioned international convention and also supports the
Forum recommendation of the articles 22, 23 and 26. But our experience shows that the
state, the forces that should prevent human rights abuses are at the same time the
perpetraitors themselves the police, for example, is at the same time the criminal while
there is the lack of international responsibility for handling crimes that fall under this impunity
category.
ASNLF has repeatedly warned the stakeholders of the situation in the post Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) Helsinki, which has not touched the values
of justice toward the people
of Acheh, especially those values
that guarantee political, economic, social rights and the
right to selfdetermination of the people of Acheh.
Therefore, AchehSumatra Liberation Front (ASNLF) respectfully
recommends the United Nations, in complience with its procedures and mechanisms, to
independently examine incidents of police violence and accountability for the crimes in
Acheh;
and strongly demands Indonesia to adhere to the ICCPR article 6(1) and even the articles 3,
4 and 7 of the UN Basic Principles on the use of force and firearmes by law enforcement
officials.
Thank you for your attention.
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