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The Senayan Kidnapping Case
November 21, 2006, 12:46 am
Filed under: Law
Komnas HAM concludes that the 1997-1998 kidnapping case was a severe case of human rights abuse. The AGO awaits a political decision from the DPR.THE abduction will not be easily erased from Mugiyanto’s memory. He was kidnapped in March 1998 and taken hostage for several days in an unknown location in Cijantung, East Jakarta. During his time there he was abused, kicked, and electrocuted. (more…)

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An Uphill Battle
November 20, 2006, 9:59 pm
Filed under: Law
THE National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is supported by the law but has little or no chance in facing the Indonesian Military (TNI). During the course of investigating former and current army members who are suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of activists, only one out of the 23 summoned personnel is willing to testify. (more…)

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Gong Kasus Penculikan di Senayan
November 20, 2006, 5:50 am
Filed under: Politik
Komisi Nasional Hak Asasi Manusia menyatakan kasus penculikan 1997-1998 sebagai pelanggaran berat HAM. Jaksa Agung menunggu keputusan politik DPR.PENYEKAPAN itu tak mungkin hilang dari ingatan Mugiyanto. Pada Maret 1998, ia diculik oleh sejumlah orang tak dikenal dan beberapa hari disimpan di sebuah tempat rahasia di Cijantung, Jakarta Timur. Di sana, menurut pengakuannya, ia disiksa, ditendang, dan disetrum. (more…)

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Sulitnya Memanggil Baju Hijau
November 20, 2006, 5:35 am
Filed under: Hukum
BERPAYUNG hukum, tapi tak bergigi menghadapi tentara. Inilah nasib Komnas HAM yang berupaya memeriksa para anggota dan bekas anggota TNI yang diduga terlibat atau mengetahui kasus penculikan para aktivis. Dari 23 tentara yang dipanggil, hanya satu yang sudi memberi kesaksian. (more…)

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Blackmailing Prosecutors from the South
November 14, 2006, 12:10 pm
Filed under: Law
The absence of money evidence could free two prosecuting attorneys charged with blackmailing Jamsostek Director Achmad Djunaidi.THE two attorneys, Cecep Sunarto and Burdju Ronni Allan Felix, were not wearing their “royal uniforms” when appearing in the South Jakarta District Court, Thursday last week. They were not on duty as “prosecuting attorneys,” since they were the persons being prosecuted, the defendants. The two kept mum most of the time. “Just ask my attorney,” said Burdju in reply to questions being fired by reporters. (more…)

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Money and influence
November 14, 2006, 12:03 pm
Filed under: Law
The Jayapura court acquits a policeman alleged to have taken a bribe from illegal loggers. Prior to the court hearing, the judge believed the defendant would be freed.POLICE Commissioner Marthen Renouw sighed with relief. After nine months of going back and forth attending the court hearings in the Jayapura court, eventually the judge’s gavel was banged in his favor. The panel of judges declared him not guilty. The charges of the prosecuting attorney that the 49-year-old man took a bribe from illegal logging bosses were not proven. (more…)

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Drama Jaksa dari Selatan
November 13, 2006, 12:26 pm
Filed under: Hukum
Tiadanya barang bukti uang bisa meloloskan dua jaksa yang dituduh memeras bekas Direktur PT Jamsostek Achmad Djunaidi. Bukti yang ada hanya segepok sambungan telepon.Kedua jaksa itu, Cecep Sunarto dan Burdju Ronni Allan Felix, tidak mengenakan “baju kebesarannya” saat tampil di Pengadilan Negeri Jakarta Selatan, Kamis pekan lalu. Ia tidak sedang bertugas sebagai “jaksa penuntut”, tapi justru menjadi orang yang dituntut alias terdakwa. Kedua jaksa itu juga lebih banyak tutup mulut. “Silakan tanya pengacara saya,” kata Burdju menjawab berondongan pertanyaan wartawan. (more…)

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Karena Berpengaruh dan Berduit
November 13, 2006, 12:19 pm
Filed under: Hukum
Pengadilan Jayapura memvonis bebas seorang polisi yang diduga menerima suap dari para pembalak liar. Sebelum sidang, hakim yakin terdakwa bakal bebas.KOMISARIS Polisi Marthen Renouw kini bisa menarik napas lega. Setelah sekitar sembilan bulan bolak-balik menghadiri sidang di Pengadilan Jayapura, akhirnya palu hakim berpihak padanya. Majelis hakim Pengadilan Negeri Jayapura menyatakan dia tidak bersalah. Dakwaan jaksa Dadang Setiadji, yang menyatakan pria 49 tahun itu menerima suap dari para cukong kayu ilegal, dinyatakan tak terbukti. (more…)

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A Gift for Mother’s Day
November 7, 2006, 11:04 am
Filed under: Law
The Human Trafficking Bill is being discussed by the DPR. Its definition and the penalties it carries are more extensive than those mentioned in the Criminal Code.IF the examination is completed by next month, the regulations will be issued just around Mother’s Day. The inquiry, which started last July, has been running smoothly. “Members of the DPR (House of Representatives) as well as the government agree on the same point; human trafficking must be stopped,” said Latifah Iskandar, head of the Planning Committee on the Human Trafficking Bill. (more…)

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Kado untuk Hari Ibu
November 6, 2006, 9:18 am
Filed under: Hukum
Undang-Undang Perdagangan Orang sedang dibahas di DPR. Definisi dan hukumannya lebih luas dan berat ketimbang dalam Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana.
JIKA saja pembahasannya rampung bulan depan, undang-undang ini bisa disebut kado untuk kaum ibu. Dibahas sejak pertengahan Juli lalu, rancangan undang-undang (RUU) yang melarang perdagangan orang ini bak meluncur di jalan tol. Mulus, bebas hambatan, dan tak ada pertentangan antara pemerintah dan DPR. “Sikap anggota Dewan dan pemerintah sama, perdagangan manusia harus disetop,” ujar Ketua Panitia Khusus RUU Pemberantasan Tindak Pidana Perdagangan Orang, Latifah Iskandar, kepada Tempo pekan lalu. (more…)

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