Komnas HAM Forms Ad Hoc Team to Investigate July 27, 1996 Incident
Komnas HAM will investigate allegations of gross human rights violations in the July 27, 1996 incident (Kudatuli).
The National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia (Komnas HAM) has established an ad hoc team to investigate the July 27, 1996 Kudatuli riot, which resulted in serious human rights violations. The ad hoc team, formed based on Article 18 of Law Number 26 of 2000 concerning Human Rights Courts, has prepared an investigation plan and can gather information through summoning witnesses, examining documents, conducting searches, and confiscating evidence.
Komnas HAM has informed the Attorney General's Office that the investigation process has begun. The Kudatuli incident refers to the riot that took place at the Central Office of the Indonesian Democratic Party's (PDI) Central Leadership Council in Central Jakarta, which resulted in casualties, injuries, property damage, and material losses.
The PDI welcomed Komnas HAM's initiative to form the ad hoc team, emphasizing that the purpose is to enable the nation to learn and move forward without the burden of historical debt.
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