NGOs sue govt over security breakdown<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Non-governmental organizations filed a class
\naction lawsuit against the government yesterday over lax security
\nduring the May riots.<\/p>\n
Lawyer Ester Jusuf said the suit was filed in the Central
\nJakarta District Court against the Minister of Defense and
\nSecurity\/Armed Forces Commander, the National Police Chief, the
\nJakarta Police Chief and the Central Java Police Chief.<\/p>\n
\"The state neglected its responsibility to provide security
\nand protection to its citizens,\" Ester told a media conference at
\nthe Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) in
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Ester said the plaintiffs were Solidaritas Nusa Bangsa, PBHI,
\nthe Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy, the Jakarta
\nSocial Institute and the Indonesian Lawyers Union.<\/p>\n
Ester, who is a lawyer with the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute,
\nsaid the plaintiffs were demanding that Rp 2.5 trillion in
\ncompensation for material losses and Rp 50 trillion for non-
\nmaterial losses be paid to the people.<\/p>\n
The plaintiffs also demanded that the government publicly
\napologize for failing to provide adequate protection to its
\ncitizens. The apology must be televised and carried in 10
\nnational newspapers and 15 local or provincial newspapers.<\/p>\n
The plaintiffs were represented by 10 lawyers including Imelda
\nNapitupulu, Veronika Purwaningsih, Abdul Hakim Garuda Nusantara,
\nR. Dwiyanto Prihartono, Hotma Timbul Hutapea, Azet Hutabarat,
\nJhonson Panjaitan and Ifdhal Kasim. (byg)<\/p>",
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