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Papuan rights activist Surya Anta said Salemba Penitentiary in Central Jakarta was overcrowded, filled with illicit drug trade and inmates struggling to fulfill basic needs. The Law and Human Rights Ministry said it would investigate to find out whether this was true.
Rights groups in Indonesia have complained of escalating intimidation and security threats in the run-up to the verdict in a high-profile treason trial against seven West Papuans that is expected on Wednesday.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the authorities to drop all charges and release seven Papuan activists and students accused of treason for their involvement in antiracism protests in Jayapura, Papua, in August 2019.
The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled on Wednesday that it was unlawful for the government to shut down the internet in Papua and West Papua during heightened security tensions caused by antiracism protests in the two provinces last year.
Judges have sent activists to prison for committing treason during a protest supporting Papuan independence last August. A human rights watchdog criticized the decision, saying they had the right to assemble and voice their opinions.
