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Indonesians from all walks of life have lent their musical skills to an album that celebrates the mission of murdered human rights activist  Munir Thalib.
Munir, an outspoken critic of the military's human rights record, died of arsenic poisoning  during a Garuda flight from Singapore  to Amsterdam in September 2004.
The Album for Munir consists of 10 songs selected in a competition held by the Solidarity Action for Munir and two  radio stations between October  and January.
The songwriters include human rights activists and lawyers, as well as Amir Sadewo,  a street seller of soto - Indonesia's clear chicken or beef soup.
Of the  songs chosen, True Hero, For You, and So Long Human Rights Hero were listed as the favourites by listeners in a radio poll, the Jakarta Post reported.
Suciwati,  Munir's  widow, said she particularly liked Light, a song written by Asfinawati,  the director of the Indonesian Law Aid Organisation.
Ms Suciwati, who like most Indonesians has only one name, said she cried when she heard the line 'peace has no meaning without justice'.
Andhy Panca,  a member of the Solidarity Action for Munir Group, said the album was part of the campaign aimed at bringing justice in the case.
'We are trying a new approach. Music is a universal language that is enjoyed by everyone, and with music we are targeting people who are not familiar with Munir,' he said. 'Many of the lyrics describe who Munir was and how to help us in the case.' Mr Panca said he was expecting that some new suspects would soon be indicted for the activist's murder.
'The police told us they will name someone else by June. We do not know who, but they said it is someone from an institution and not from Garuda,' he said.
In January,  the Supreme Court sentenced Pollycarpus  Priyanto,   a former Garuda pilot,  to 20 years in jail for lacing a drink he served to Munir with poison during transit in Singapore's Changi airport. The court overturned a 2006 verdict that cleared Pollycarpus of a conviction and 14-year jail term in 2005.
Former Garuda president  Indra Setiawan  received a one-year sentence for abetting the murder by assigning Pollycarpus to the flight. He was released last month.
The case was  regarded as a key test of the government's determination to uphold the rule of law, as well as the accountability of the state intelligence agency, which was implicated in the murder.
Munir worked tirelessly to uncover abuses perpetrated by the security apparatus.



Murdered activist's quest hailed in songs