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[wanita-muslimah] Please Support Urgent Appeal: INDONESIA: Military open fire on protesting villagers in Central Java

 

Sumber: http://www.humanrights.asia/news/urgent-appeals/AHRC-UAC-079-2011

INDONESIA: Military open fire on protesting villagers in Central Java
April 18, 2011
ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME

Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-079-2011

18 April 2011

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INDONESIA: Military open fire on protesting villagers in Central Java

ISSUES: Military, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Land Rights,
Police Negligence

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Dear friends,

Since Saturday April 16, 2011 several farmers have been injured by military
violence in Kebumen regency, Central Java. The actions of the military
personnel included beating, kicking and shooting, allegedly with rubber bullets
caused several persons injured. Ten villagers were arrested after they
protested against the occupation of their land by the military. On April 16,
2011 several villagers joined a procession to the graves of child victims of
past military exercises in the area. Provocation by the local military
escalated the situation. Some of the victims were brought to hospitals and many
left the area due to fear of further violence by the military and police. The
Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is concerned about the ongoing arrests and
sweeping operations in the area.

CASE NARRATIVE:

After years of disputes over the use of land by the military in the Kebumen
Regency farmers had built a road block of trees on April 11, 2011 to prevent
the Indonesian military (TNI) from accessing the disputed land they claimed. On
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 9.30 in the morning about 30 residents conducted a
procession to the tombs of children who became civilian victims of mortar
explosions in 1997 due to military activities. The tombs in Setrojenar village
are located only 400 m away from the TNI office. At 12.00 noon TNI forces
dismantled the road block. Between 12.30 and 14.00 pm, more villagers had
gathered to join the procession after the military had removed the roadblock.

The protesters rebuilt roadblocks and since the military was not supposed to
conduct exercises in that area, the sudden removal of the roadblock was
considered by the villagers as a provocation. Following this, the by then more
than 150 protesters, moved towards the local TNI exercise area near
Buluspesantren and broke open the entrance gate. The crowd then went on to
break the walls of a former armory and teared down a tower the army had built
on the resident's land.

Once the villagers returned to their original procession area between 14.00 and
15.00 o'clock, fully armed TNI soldiers had lined up. According to the
protesters the military had not given any warnings before they opened fire
against the protesters causing injuries to four persons. When the crowd started
panicking the TNI soldiers went on to beat some villagers and continue sweeping
operations. Police officers who were not in uniform were present during the
clashes.Please see photos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Following this, the military conducted violent arrests in the village including
beating with batons and kicking causing injuries and the destruction of
property

1. Nur Hidayat bin Muchdin (39 yrs, male), resident of Kuang Hamlet, Setrojenar
village; hit and kicked in the stomach

2. Muhajir bin Saia (30 yrs, male), resident of Kepek Hamlet, Setrojenar
village; beaten by solders with a stick without warning

3. Paryono bin Dullah Afandi (39 yrs, male), resident of Kepek Hamlet,
Setrojenar village; beaten by soldiers resulting in a torn lip

4. Solekhudin bin Sadir (19 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; beaten with batons
and kicked with army boots by a group of solders; some of his property was
destroyed, he was then taken to the Dislitbang TNI building were beatings
continued and the soldiers interrogated him. The victim suffers from bruises on
his body, body ache other symptoms of severe treatment.

5. Marifun bin Jumain (31 yrs, male), Karangkembang village;
6. Imam Zuhdi bin Muh Samidja (36 yrs, male), resident of Dk. Godi, Setrojenar
village

Only after this treatment and arrest by the TNI soldiers were the victims
handed over to the police. Between 15.00 and 17.00 police officers in civilian
dress continued to persecute people. The villagers did not dare to leave their
houses during the operations. The military continued sweeping operations in the
evening and the following day. Further operations by more than 100 TNI members
are being conducted at the moment putting more villagers at risk of arbitrary
arrest and violence.

Other victims of the violence by the security forces had to be brought to
hospitals.

Victims of violence on April 16, 2011
1. Samsudin (27 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; bruising on the back, head
wounds, participated in the villagers protests

2. Kusriyanto (29 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; wounded in the right
buttocks by a bullet, did not participate in the protests but happened to be
passing in the street

3. Mustafa (65 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; head and face trampled by army
causing bruises and a swollen left eye, weapon wounds

4. Surip Supangat (38 yrs, male) Kadesh Setrojenar; shot in the hand and
buttocks, did not join the protest actions. His vehicle was destroyed.

5. Sarwadi (29 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the upper right thigh
6. Aris Panji, Research Division FPPKS – citizen group, right temple and mouth
torn, was documenting the citizen protest, was trampled by soldiers and
documentation equipment confiscated by the army

7. Mulyanto (21 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the back
8. Elias (35 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the back when coming home
from farming work on the fields, did not participate in protest action

9. Kasantri (19 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, fracture of left foot after army
beating with the butts and batons, was on his way home from farming work did
not join protest action, does not remember detailed incidents due to falling
temporarily unconscious from beatings and shots

10. Martijo (32 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the right hand, was
returning from rice fields

Violence continued on the following day, April 17, 2011 with more sweeping
operations between 10.30 and 18.30 hours.

Persons arrested on April 17, 2011
1. Johann
2. Adi Waluyo
3. Solehan
4. Yono

Victims of violence on April 17, 2011
1. Bajuri (37 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, reflected bullet hit on the right
thigh, back pain from the bullet hit

2. Ahyadi, male, Setrojenar village
3. Samirin, male Setrojenar village
4. Sarmo, male, Setrojenar village

By 18.25 hours on April 17, 2011 seven of the then ten arrested persons were
released, while three remain under investigation.

Registration numbers of vehicles destroyed by the security forces
1. RX - KING AB 4528
2. YAMAHA F1ZR PM AA 5731
3. SUPRA X AA 3796 CM
4. AA 2978 YAMAHA JUPITER RW
5. 6119 YAMAHA F1ZR NUS
6. JUPITER Z -
7. SUPRA FIT AA 3746 CW
8. 4900 KAWASAKI NINJA B IP
9. SUPRA X 125 AA 4852 W
10. HONDA WIN AA HD 9704
11. Shogun 125 R 6082 RH
12. AA SMASH 2677 NM

The value of the destroyed property is estimated to be in the region of IDR
60,000,000 (USD 7,000) excluding the crops destroyed by the military.

Some of the victims may face criminal charges under article 170 of the
Indonesian Penal Code. Those suspects later declared as witnesses by the police
were required to report back to the police daily, violating criminal procedure.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The disproportional dominance of the military on local levels and the lack of
avenues to obtain redress for violations caused by the military leave often no
effective options for villagers to challenge the use of land and the activities
conducted by the military. In the concerned area in this case several children
had died from mortar explosions in the past and the demand for justice
regarding the military use of farm lands in the area has not been addressed so
far. As a result the villagers anger was expressed in the protests on Saturday
April 16, 2011.

The Indonesian laws on military do not allow members of the military be held
accountable by a reliable court for crimes committed against civilians.
Military members are instead tried at best by internal military tribunal that
would give low or no punishments and don't conform with standards of fair
trial.

See related case on military impunity
INDONESIA: Impunity for soldiers accused of torturing an indigenous Papuan

SUGGESTED ACTION:

Please write to the authorities to urge a timely intervention into the
conflict in Kebumen area including a comprehensive process to settle the land
disputes and provide remedies for the villagers, investigate the
disproportional use of violence by the military and the illegal process of
arrests conducted. Please also call on the Indonesian government to review the
law on military courts which continues to provide impunity for members of the
Indonesian national army (TNI).

SAMPLE LETTER:

Dear ___________,

INDONESIA: Military open fire on protesting villagers in Central Java

Name of victims
1. Nur Hidayat bin Muchdin (39 yrs, male), resident of Kuang Hamlet, Setrojenar
village; hit and kicked in the stomach

2. Muhajir bin Saia (30 yrs, male), resident of Kepek Hamlet, Setrojenar
village; beaten by solders with a stick without warning

3. Paryono bin Dullah Afandi (39 yrs, male), resident of Kepek Hamlet,
Setrojenar village; beaten by soldiers resulting in a torn lip

4. Solekhudin bin Sadir (19 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; beaten with batons
and kicked with army boots by a group of solders; some of his property was
destroyed, he was then taken to the Dislitbang TNI building were beatings
continued and the soldiers interrogated him. The victim suffers from bruises on
his body, body ache other symptoms of severe treatment.

5. Marifun bin Jumain (31 yrs, male), Karangkembang village;
6. Imam Zuhdi bin Muh Samidja (36 yrs, male), resident of Dk. Godi, Setrojenar
village

7. Samsudin (27 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; bruising on the back, head
wounds, participated in the villagers protests

8. Kusriyanto (29 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; wounded in the right
buttocks by a bullet, did not participate in the protests but happened to be
passing in the street

9. Mustafa (65 yrs, male), Setrojenar village; head and face trampled by army
causing bruises and a swollen left eye, weapon wounds

10. Surip Supangat (38 yrs, male) Kadesh Setrojenar; shot in the hand and
buttocks, did not join the protest actions. His vehicle was destroyed.

11. Sarwadi (29 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the upper right thigh
12. Aris Panji, Research Division FPPKS – citizen group, right temple and
mouth torn, was documenting the citizen protest, was trampled by soldiers and
documentation equipment confiscated by the army

13. Mulyanto (21 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the back
14. Elias (35 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the back when coming home
from farming work on the fields, did not participate in protest action

15. Kasantri (19 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, fracture of left foot after
army beating with the butts and batons, was on his way home from farming work
did not join protest action, does not remember detailed incidents due to
falling temporarily unconscious from beatings and shots

16. Martijo (32 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, shot in the right hand, was
returning from rice fields

17. Johann
18. Adi Waluyo
19. Solehan
20. Yono
21. Bajuri (37 yrs, male) Setrojenar village, reflected bullet hit on the right
thigh, back pain from the bullet hit

22. Ahyadi, male, Setrojenar village
23. Samirin, male Setrojenar village
24. Sarmo, male, Setrojenar village

Names of alleged perpetrators: members of the military in Kebumen regency,
Central Java

Date of incident: April 16, 2011 & April 17, 2011
Place of incident: Kebumen regency, Central Java

I am writing to voice my deep concern regarding the recent action by the
military in the Kebumen region during which the baton charged protestors and
opened fire, supposedly with rubber bullets. Several of the protestors were
arrested and other taken to the hospital for medical treatment.

After years of disputes over the use of land by the military in the Kebumen
Regency farmers had built a road block of trees on April 11, 2011 to prevent
the Indonesian military (TNI) from accessing the disputed land they claimed. On
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 9.30 in the morning about 30 residents conducted a
procession to the tombs of children who became civilian victims of mortar
explosions in 1997 due to military activities. The tombs in Setrojenar Village
are located only 400 m away from the TNI office. At 12.00 noon TNI forces
dismantled the road block. Between 12.30 and 14.00 pm, more villagers had
gathered to join the procession after the military had removed the roadblock.

The protesters rebuilt roadblocks and since the military was not supposed to
conduct exercises in that area, the sudden removal of the roadblock was
considered by the villagers as a provocation. Following this, the by then more
than 150 protesters, moved towards the local TNI exercise area near
Buluspesantren and broke open the entrance gate. The crowd then went on to
break the walls of a former armory and tear down a tower the army had built on
the resident's land.

Once the villagers returned to their original procession area between 14.00 and
15.00 o'clock, fully armed TNI soldiers had lined up. According to the
protesters the military had not given any warnings before they opened fire
against the protesters causing injuries to four persons. When the crowd started
panicking the TNI soldiers went on to beat some villagers and continue sweeping
operations. Police officers who were not in uniform were present during the
clashes.

Following this, the military conducted violent arrests in the village including
beating with batons and kicking causing injuries and the destruction of
property.

This case is another example of repeated violence by the Indonesian military.
Their impunity must end with an immediate review of the law on military courts
to ensure full accountability for crimes committed against civilians

I urge you to ensure a full investigation into this violence. The perpetrators
must be charged and subjected to disciplinary and criminal action. I also urge
for your intervention into the land dispute conflict in the area and push for a
settlement.

Yours sincerely,

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PLEASE SEND YOUR LETTERS TO:

1. Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudoyono
President
Republic of Indonesia
Presidential Palace
Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara
Jakarta Pusat 10010
INDONESIA
Fax: + 62 21 231 41 38, 345 2685, 345 7782

2. Adm. Agus Suhartono
Headquarter
Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI)
Jakarta
INDONESIA

3. General of Police Timur Pradopo
Chief of Indonesian National Police
Jl. Trunojoyo No.3
INDONESIA

4. Ms. Harkristuti Harkrisnowo
General Director of Human Rights
Department of Law and Human Rights Republic of Indonesia
Jl. HR Rasuna Said Kav.6-7 Kuningan, Jakarta 12940
Tel: +62 21 525 3006, 525 3889, 526 4280
Fax: +62 21 525 3095

Thank you.

Urgent Appeals Programme
Asian Human Rights Commission (ua@ahrc.asia)

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