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121. Eko, aged 28, law student from Blora, Central Java, was arrested by six police officers at
his home on 23 December 2006 based on the order of the head of the drug unit of Polres Sleman.
He was kicked and punched by the officers and then taken to the Polres where he was
interrogated in the office of Mr. Kurniawan. During interrogation he was electrocuted, got
hammer blows on his fingers and was beaten by four police officers for one hour. The police
officers also banged a chair on his body and put it on his toes. Following this treatment, he
confessed, and Mr. Kurniawan offered him to drop some charges in exchange for money. He did
not receive any medial treatment for his wounds and scars but the other detainees gave him some
medicine. He was kept in Polres police custody for two months and then transferred to the prison
LP Cebongan where he spent six months. At the Polres visitors had to pay 10 000 IDR (1 $US)
to see him. The Prosecutor at the District Court offered mitigation in exchange of money. The
Prosecutor was informed about the ill-treatment and the confession under torture, but this did not
affect the outcome of the trial. In August 2007 he was transferred to the prison of Yogyakarta,
which is much better than Cebongan, which is overcrowded; there is violence between prisoners
and all detainees are intimidated.
122. Bramantyo Dedy, aged 29, from Magelang, Central Java, was arrested on the evening
of 16 August 2005 in the border area between Yogyakarta and Magelang while he and a friend
were driving home. At a traffic light, police officers stopped the car, dragged him out at gun
point and put him on the floor. The police seized a few ecstasy pills which he had with him for
his own consumption. Although he followed the orders of the officers, he was nevertheless shot
three times from close range into his right foot by Officer Apeng. Furthermore his other foot was
broken. The police’s explanation for the shooting was that Mr. Dedy tried to resist. He was taken
to a hospital where he got some basic treatment for which he had to pay himself. He was
constantly surveyed by the police in hospital. After three days, although not fully recovered, he
was transferred to Polres Sleman where he was interrogated and put in an ordinary cell. The CID
officer stepped on his feet again. After two months he was transferred to Cebongan. In July 2006
he was transferred to the prison in Yogyakarta. In September 2006 he was sentenced to four
years and three months of imprisonment. Since his lawyer invoked that he was subjected to
torture he got a lighter sentence.
123. At the moment of the Special Rapporteur’s visit, Mr. Dedy was detained in the punishment
cell A3-2. Prior to that he had been detained in the rehabilitation cell for sick prisoners, but four
months earlier it had been discovered that he possessed a mobile phone and he was moved to the
cell as a punishment. Subsequently he was beaten two times by Budi Pramono in the office of
the Prison Security (KPLP). When he was beaten for the second time, another prison employee
was in the room continuing his typing work. The first time he received three or four strokes with
a rattan stick, the second time he was hit six times. According to Mr. Dedy the beating of
detainees for breaking the prison rules is a common practice and frequently implemented.
POLTABES YOGYAKARTA (JAVA)
(Visited on 21 November 2007)
124. POLTABES Yogyakarta is the police headquarters of the city of Yogyakarta and
comprises eight cells (approx. 2,5m x 4 m) grouped around a courtyard. The detention facilities
are located in a separate building and guarded by members of the SAMAPTA unit. When the
Special Rapporteur arrived, there were 48 detainees held there. The Special Rapporteur was not
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