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Human Right Ad Hoc Court Progress Report: 5,6,7 and
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The Human Right
Ad Hoc Court on East Timor
The Ad Hoc Human Rights Court in Indonesia has finally
been realized through the Presidential Decree no. 96
year 2001, mandating the establishment of the court
to assess the Tanjung Priok and post-referendum-East
Timor cases. The establishment of the Ad Hoc Human Rights
Court is the implementation of Act No. 26 year 2000
on Human Rights Court.
The establishment of the Ad Hoc Human Rights Court
has at least two essential implications in the context
of human rights promotion and protection in Indonesia.
First, the establishment of the court opens the opportunity
to conclude the past human rights violations, which
also can be a stepping stone towards the reform of Indonesia's
legal system; Second, the court, which initially would
address the human rights violations in East Timor post
referendum, will be the preliminary parameter that would
indicate how serious the government of the Republic
of Indonesia is in protecting and promoting human rights.
The Human Right Ad Hoc Court on East Timor is processing
three cases out of the twelve it is assigned to, namely
the case of Abilio Soares (former Governor of
East Timor), one case involving five defendants namely
Herman Soediono (former Regent of KDH Tk II Covalima
East Timor), Liliek Koeshadianto (former Commander
of Military District/DANDIM 1635 Suai), Gatot Subiyaktoro
(former Head of Police Force in Suai), Achmad Syamsudin
(Former Kasdim 1635 Suai) dan Sugito (Former
Danramil Suai), and the case of Timbul Silaen
(former Head of Regional Police Force of East Timor).
The Ad Hoc Human Right Court is the first ever in the
history of Indonesia that puts past extra ordinary crimes
on trial and its process and result would be a precedent
for the future solvency of various Human Right violations
that have occurred in Indonesia.
Since the initial steps of the trial the Institution
for Study and Advocacy (ELSAM) has formed a monitoring
team to observe the process of the trials. These pages
contain press releases and progress reports about this
Human Rights Ad Hoc Court on East Timor:
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