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Klaten terrorist's grave excavated, autopsy performed
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Seeking the truth – Workers excavate the grave of Siyono, a suspected terrorist who died during an interrogation process conducted by the National Police’s Densus 88 counterterrorism squad, for an autopsy on Sunday. A team of doctors from the Muhammadiyah central executive board performed the autopsy to reveal the cause of death.
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team of doctors from the central executive board of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s second largest Muslim organization, on Sunday performed an autopsy on the body of Siyono, a suspected terrorist from Klaten, Central Java.
The autopsy was performed to reveal Siyono’s cause of death during an interrogation process conducted by the National Police’s Densus 88 counterterrorism squad.
Up till now, the exact cause of Siyono’s death still remains unknown. Digging up the terrorist suspect’s grave in Pogung village, Cawas, Klaten, Central Java, prior to the autopsy, attracted many local onlookers. The autopsy previously had been rejected by Pogung residents, supporting Siyono’s parents, who rejected the autopsy. However, Siyono’s wife, Suratmi, wanted the process performed.
Pogung residents packed around Siyono’s grave in Brengkungan during the excavation process. While, 100 police officers from the Klaten Police and hundreds of personnel from the Muhammadiyah Youth Force Readiness Command (Kokam) Central Java branch took part in securing the site.
“We are excavating this grave. An autopsy will be performed on the body by a team of doctors. We will only secure the location so that the autopsy process will run smoothly. Alhamdulillah [Thank God], so far the process has run smoothly and safely,” said Klaten Police chief Adj.Sr.Comr.Faizal on location.
National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioner Hafid Abbas said the autopsy was performed by nine doctors from the Muhammadiyah central executive board and one doctor from the National Police.
Hafid said the Siyono family, especially his wife, had the right to know the cause of his death.
“Ten doctors performed the autopsy today. The result will be known within seven to 10 days. In principle, the autopsy was aimed at finding clarity on the cause of Siyono’s death. The cause of his death has remained unknown until today,” said Hafid.
Siyono was arrested by Densus 88 personnel on March 8. He was allegedly killed on March 10 while in custody, and buried on March 13.
Muhammadiyah Youth Movement chairman Dahnil Anzar Dahnil said all Pogung residents supported the autopsy process. “There is no more problem. As you can see, the autopsy process ran smoothly and safely. Let’s wait for the result,” he said.
Siyono’s autopsy was initially scheduled on Wednesday but residents rejected the plan, saying that the victim’s family members had written a statement not wanting the autopsy. (ebf)
