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10 rioters ‘unlawfully killed’ in Indonesia’s post-election clashes: rights agency
- In its final report on the riots, the agency Komnas HAM said most victims had been shot in the capital Jakarta and at demonstrations in Kalimantan
- It called on police to find the perpetrators, who it suspected were ‘actors trained, organised and professional in using guns’. It did not elaborate
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Ten people, including several teenagers, were killed in Indonesia’s post-election riots, the country’s human rights commission said on Tuesday, as it accused police of beating up protesters.
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In its final report on the May riots, the agency Komnas HAM said most victims had been shot in the capital Jakarta and demonstrations in Kalimantan, Indonesia’s section of Borneo island.
Indonesia’s rights commission called on police to find the perpetrators, who it suspected were “actors trained, organised and professional in using guns”. It did not elaborate.
“This is a tragedy,” commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara said.
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“These are unlawful killings – or killings that took place outside legal mechanisms – and that violates the criminal code.”
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