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Govt criticized for inability to bring May 1998 perpetrators to justice

The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has criticized the state’s inability to uncover the perpetrators behind the May 1998 tragedy and to make them responsible for the human rights violations they committed

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Tue, May 12, 2015

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Govt criticized for inability to bring May 1998 perpetrators to justice

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he National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has criticized the state'€™s inability to uncover the perpetrators behind the May 1998 tragedy and to make them responsible for the human rights violations they committed.

In a statement quoted by Antara in Jakarta on Tuesday, Komnas Perempuan said it was unfortunate to see that the May 1998 tragedy'€™s main actors remained unknown while the families of victims had continued to fight for truth, justice and the recovery of their loved ones.

To keep the tragedy in people'€™s minds, Komnas Perempuan pushed the state via the Jakarta administration to build the May 1998 Monument at the Pondok Rangon cemetery in East Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Basuki '€œAhok'€ Tjahaja Purnama is scheduled to inaugurate the memorial monument on Wednesday. (ebf)(++++)

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