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Para
85.
Country
Indonesia
Date
28/06/07
Type
JAL
Mandate
SUMX;
TOR
Allegations transmitted
Government response
same evening, he was limping. On 12 September
2007 at 7.30 p.m. a relative of M.M.B. met the
officer in charge of the case. He took her thumb
impression on a blank paper, registered her
address and threatened that, if she filed any
complaints, M.M.B. would be charged with an
offense under the Narcotic Substances Act.
M.M.B.’s relative, when leaving the police station,
saw him lying on the floor. M.M.B. has not been
produced before any magistrate so far.
Teguh Uripno, a 24-year old resident of
Tangerang district. On 20 April 2007 around 11
a.m., he was arrested, handcuffed and taken into
custody at Serpong Police Station after a dispute
with a police officer. There he was beaten by
police officers. When his family heard of the
arrest, they went to the police station but were not
allowed to see him. They returned the following
morning, 21 April 2007, and again were not
allowed to see him. The police did not provide
specific reasons for the refusal. At around 3.30
p.m. on 21 April several police officers went to the
house of Mr. Uripno’s family and informed them
that he had died while being taken to a local
hospital, whereupon they immediately went to the
hospital. They found marks of severe beating on
the body. Medical reports indicate that he had a
fractured skull, his arm was broken, and other
parts of his body were severely bruised. According
to the medical reports, his death was due to the
trauma suffered by his skull. The Criminal
Investigation Division (CID) of Tangerang has
commenced an investigation into the death. The
By letter dated 31/07/08, the Government
informed that he was arrested for assaulting a
police officer and then taken to Serpong district
Sector Police Station. It has been reported that he
died on 21 April as he was being taken to hospital
allegedly following a beating while in police
detention in the Tengarang district the day before.
It has been alleged that he was brutally beaten
and that this assault proved fatal. It is also the
Government’s understanding that while he was
remanded into police custody on 20 April, his
family was informed of his arrest. Investigations
are currently ongoing. The facts of the case are
being elucidated by the pertinent authorities in
charge. For instance the Criminal Investigation
Department (CID) of Tangerang has been
involved in the case and has undertaken its
investigations since April 2007. The findings of
the CID will be communicated to the appropriate
authorities as soon as their report is established.
However, the process of investigating involves a
detailed sifting through of all the facts and
allegations, a process which requires time and
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