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Family of dead suspected terrorist reports Densus 88 for murder
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The police anti-terror squad Densus 88 escort a suspected terrorist during a raid. (Tribunnews.com/*)
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span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The family of dead suspected terrorist Siyono has filed a report against two Densus 88 members, accusing the officers of murdering Siyono. The report was filed by Suratmi, Siyono’s wife, with the Klaton Police on Sunday, Siyono's family lawyer, Trisno Raharjo, said.
"Siyono's family want to report this case in order to find out the parties responsible for Siyono's death," Trisno said as quoted by kompas.com.
Trisno, a legal attorney from the Humanitarian Defense Team (TPK), a subset of the Advocacy Coalition for Siyono (KASUS), made up of people from Muhammadiyah, the Legal Aid Institute (LBH), the NGO Forum of Yogyakarta and PAHAM DIY, accompanied Suratmi when she filed the report.
According to Trisno, the report claims that two Densus 88 members, identified as T and H, who together drove and sat beside Siyono when they escorted him by car, are responsible for Siyono's death.
The family also accuses the female members of Densus 88 of attempting to impede law enforcement by secretly giving Rp 100 million (US$7,619) to Siyono’s family following the return of Siyono's body.
The family also reported the forensic doctor at the National Police hospital, Arif Wahyono, for allegedly filing false information from the results of Siyono's autopsy.
An independent autopsy initiated by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Muhammadiyah’s youth wing and the Forensics and Physicians Organization, revealed that Siyono had passed away after a broken rib pierced his heart, contrary to an initial conclusion reached by the National Police.
Suratmi filed the report following the result of an ethics hearing conducted by the Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam). The hearing rejected the allegation that the officers involved in the arrest of Siyono had engaged in torture or violence, leading to Siyono’s death.
The ruling said the agents had only breached procedural rules by transporting the suspect without handcuffs. Furthermore, Propam concluded that more agents should have escorted Siyono instead of just two. The officers will be demoted and are required to apologize to their superiors.
Siyono's family wants Komnas HAM to be more assertive and form a team to keep probing possible human rights violations during Siyono’s arrest, Trisno added.
Meanwhile, National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti said the police would follow-up on Suratmi's report, saying there would be an investigation on the matter.
"Let’s leave it to the investigation," Badrodin said. (afr/dan)
