NGO demands probe into Ngabang shooting<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy
\n(ELSAM) yesterday demanded an investigation into the shooting of
\nWest Kalimantan demonstrators on Sunday.<\/p>\n
One protester was killed and four were injured in the
\nincident, according to the local military's account.<\/p>\n
In an open letter to the Armed Forces (ABRI) Chief Gen. Feisal
\nTanjung, ELSAM demanded stern action be taken against the
\nsoldiers involved in the shooting.<\/p>\n
\"Those who allegedly kidnapped and tortured the civilian,
\nwhich sparked the protest, must be brought to court,\" ELSAM
\nexecutive director Abdul Hakim G. Nusantara said in the letter, a
\ncopy of which was made available to The Jakarta Post.<\/p>\n
The incident in Ngabang was sparked by the alleged abduction
\nand torture of a resident named Jining last week by 10 ABRI
\nsoldiers following a minor road accident.<\/p>\n
About 2,000 angry residents stormed into the streets upon
\nhearing a rumor that Jining had died in the hands of his
\nabductors.<\/p>\n
According to regional military chief Maj. Gen. Namoeri Anom,
\ntroops acted in self-defense after the mob attacked the Ngabang
\nmilitary headquarters.<\/p>\n
According to ELSAM, the soldiers opened fire on the
\ndemonstrators before they reached the headquarters, killing a
\nprotester identified as Paku, 58.<\/p>\n
ELSAM said the Ngabang soldiers had blatantly abused their
\npower, and had violated a UN convention on code of ethics for law
\nenforcers and one on the use of violence and firearms by law
\nenforcers. (pan)<\/p>",
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