Bojong suspects say they endured prison torture<\/p>\n
Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor<\/p>\n
Dozens of residents involved in a violent protest against the
\nopening of a dump in their neighborhood in Bojong, Klapanunggal
\ndistrict, Bogor, complained of physical abuse while detained by
\nthe police and at Paledang Penitentiary.<\/p>\n
Atang Ombak, 15, who was ordered released by the court because
\nhe is a minor, told visiting National Commission on Human Rights
\n(Komnas HAM) chairman Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara recently that
\nthe police officers had used them as \"punching bags\".<\/p>\n
\"During interrogation, my toes were pinned down by the table
\nlegs at which an officer was sitting. My neighbor, Ata Naping,
\nlost a toenail. The police demanded Rp 10,000 (US$1.10) each to
\nescape a beating,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Atang told the rights commission that a middle-aged resident
\nwas forced to swallow toilet paper.<\/p>\n
Another defendant in the disturbance in November, high school
\nstudent Rohim Suminta, added that the officers often extinguished
\ncigarettes on the teenagers' bodies, forcing them to admit to
\ncommitting a crime.<\/p>\n
The two said that while in the penitentiary, they shared a
\ncell with 86 other inmates that was meant for a maximum of 27
\npeople and that other inmates extorted money from them.<\/p>\n
\"Each of us had to give them as much as Rp 350,000. I told my
\nmother and sister not to visit without bringing money, or I'd be
\nbeaten by other inmates,\" Rohim said.<\/p>\n
Abdul Hakim said that police officers who beat suspects should
\nbe punished.<\/p>\n
\"It's definitely an offense and the National Police chief
\nshould do something about it,\" he said.<\/p>\n
When confronted about the alleged police violence, Bogor
\nPolice chief Adj. Sr. Comr. M. Taufik refuted the residents'
\nstatements to Komnas HAM.<\/p>\n
\"None of the stories are true, they're all lies,\" he insisted.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bojong-suspects-say-they-endured-prison-torture-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }