Komnas HAM commissioner Muhammad Choirul Anam said his office had begun gathering information and taking statements from various parties, including the FPI, to parse conflicting statements issued by the police and the Islamic group on Monday.

“For the sake of uncovering what happened, we hope every stakeholder is willing to cooperate and be transparent,” Chairul told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday, adding that he expected the police to be supportive of the fact-finding efforts.

The police and the FPI issued divergent accounts of the deadly altercation that took place at kilometer 50 of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road in the early hours of Monday, prompting calls for a thorough and impartial investigation into what had actually transpired. The clash allegedly took place between members of the police and the bodyguards of controversial FPI leader Rizieq Shihab.

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Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti condemned what she called the extrajudicial killings of the six men, which had violated their right to a fair and honest trial.

She added that Kontras had identified a common pattern in the 29 extrajudicial killings reported over the past three months; the victims were alleged to have fought with and tried to run from authorities.

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