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Allegations transmitted
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family of Mr. Uripno filed a complaint with Komnas
Ham (National Human Rights Commission). No
information has been received on the progress of
these proceedings.
dedicated effort. Mr. Uripno was questioned while
in custody, then he was taken to hospital the
same day where he died. An autopsy was ordered
and it was as a result of the findings of this report
that his parents sought the assistance of the
Jakarta Legal Institute and thereafter went to the
Jakarta Police to denounce the treatment and
subsequent death of their son. In connection to
this case, Indonesia is also aware that his family
later sent a letter of complaint to the Komnas Ham
(Indonesia’s National Human Rights Commission)
detailing their concerns. The latter commenced
investigations, however, as this also requires a bit
of time to verify the facts and reliably identify the
perpetrators, their conclusions cannot be publicly
transmitted until then. In connection to the
response of the local authorities, the Internal
Affairs department of the Tangerang Police has
also been conducting their independent
investigation into this matter. This unit originally
questioned 19 police officers working in the
Serpong district who were at the time suspected
of being implicated in this unfortunate death of a
detainee. Nine police officers have since been
officially named as suspects in the case and have
been duly arrested. Of the nine police officers, two
were name key suspects in April. The other seven
are still being investigated for complicity in the
acts of violence perpetuated against the victim,
while he was in their custody. However a chain of
causality must be clearly established before any
final conclusions can be presented. Furthermore
the judiciary and its branches must be allowed the
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