Jakarta \u2013 The caregiver of the Mamba\u2019ul Ma\u2019arif Islamic Boarding\nSchool in Denanyar, Jombang, KH Abdussalam Shohib, alias Gus Salam,\nassesses that public debate is currently rife regarding the handling of\nthe acid attack case on KontraS activist Andrie Yunus.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether the case is handled by the police through the general\ncourts, or handed over to the TNI\u2019s Pushpom up to military courts, or\nwhether law enforcement is eventually processed through connected\ncourts. Everything will depend on the depth of the investigation and the\nbreadth of facts uncovered,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to this administrator of the East Java NU Regional Board\nfor the 2018-2023 period, the back-and-forth in handling the case and\nthe legal process is triggered by concerns over a lack of transparency,\nthe enforcement of substantive justice, and the potential for\nmanipulation in law enforcement.<\/p>\n
These concerns are strengthened by initial identifications of\nsuspected perpetrators showing differences in names and numbers between\nthe police and TNI\u2019s Pushpom, especially the findings of an independent\ncivil society advocacy team that field suspects number up to 16\npeople.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only concerns, but it sparks public suspicion. Because the\nresignation of the TNI\u2019s Head of Strategic Intelligence Agency (Kabais),\nLieutenant General TNI Yudi Abrimantyo, as a moral responsibility, is a\nfact. Another fact is that four TNI personnel have been detained by the\nHead of Pushpom TNI, indicating the case\u2019s handling by Pushpom TNI, and\nthe background of victim Andrie Yunus who actively advocates for defence\nsector reform,\u201d stated Gus Salam.<\/p>\n
Gus Salam said the acid attack terror against Andrie Yunus reminds\nthe public of the similar terror experienced by Novel Baswedan, the KPK\ninvestigator.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Indonesia, terror and intimidation against critical citizens and\nthose exercising their rights occur frequently, tend to increase, and\ncolour relations between civil society and state power represented by\nits officials in various sectors. Critical-expressive democracy movers\nfrom civil society are potentially emasculated to weaken them and\nprevent them from disturbing power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He reminded that the state\u2019s obligation is to protect the entire\nnation and to use its resources to the greatest extent for the welfare\nand prosperity of the people for the sake of justice and humanity.<\/p>\n
Therefore, he said, it is fitting and proper for civil society to\nknow, question, and be critical towards the government as the people\u2019s\nrepresentative in managing and using state resources.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gus-salam-urges-independent-fact-finding-team-to-investigate-andrie-yunus-case-1775037061", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }