TWO students who were victims of violence allegedly committed by law enforcement officers during a demonstration rejecting the revision of the Regional Election Law at the DPR RI Building, Senayan, on Thursday (22/8/2024) filed a complaint with Komnas HAM today.
The two students from the private university have the initials AR and ATB. They came accompanied by their legal counsel from the Indonesian Constitutional Guard Advocates Team.
The victim’s attorney and member of the Indonesian Constitutional Guard Advocate Team Syukur Destieli Gulo said that both of them complained about acts of violence allegedly committed by law enforcement officers. The acts of violence against his two clients were excessive. Moreover, his two clients did not commit anarchic acts at the time of the incident.
“Just conveying their aspirations and so on, then suddenly tear gas was thrown at them, then suddenly dragged, some were thrown and beaten with batons, then with clubs,” Syukur told reporters at the Komnas HAM Office, Jakarta, Thursday (29/8/2024).
“This is what we regret, people are defending their constitutional rights, people are maintaining the values of the rule of law but what is happening is discrimination from law enforcement officers,” he continued.
Regarding the complaint, he said he brought some evidence of the violence by the officers. The evidence includes photos and videos.
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“We have attached evidence in the form of photos of the physical condition of the two reporters after experiencing violence. Then we have also shown a video of the violence that occurred at that time,” he said.
He said that his party also did not rule out the possibility of reporting what happened to his two clients to other independent state institutions, including LPSK and Kompolnas RI.
In addition, his party is also considering reporting the matter to the Propam Division of the Indonesian National Police and the Military Police.
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“So the hope of the reporters themselves is that the reports of alleged violence from law enforcement officers be followed up. Because whether they like it or not, in principle these reporters are defenders of democracy and the constitution,” he said.
Meanwhile, Victim AR also showed a scar on his left hand that was almost dry. The wound looked like a wound from being dragged.
“I experienced beatings, violence. I was stepped on, dragged, and even beaten with clubs or other tools. I was also kicked and hit in the pit of my stomach until I felt dark in my head and also wanted to vomit like that,” he explained.
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Meanwhile, the victim ATB admitted to experiencing violence by officers in Brimob and TNI uniforms. He admitted to being beaten with a baton on his left arm until it was bruised.
“Then I was stepped on, kicked, my neck was also hit. Then I blacked out several times and had difficulty breathing,” he said.
Both of them also admitted that they were arrested and detained by Polda Metro Jaya for almost 24 hours. (Fik/P-3)
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