Activist accused of defamation

JAYAPURA, Papua: Trikora Military Commander Maj. Gen. Nurdin Zainal has filed a complaint against Latifah Hanum Siregar, the director of the Democratic Alliance for Papua (ALDP), alleging defamation.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the two-star general demanded that the democracy activist withdraw her recent statement to the media that Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel had committed human rights abuses in Wamena and Demta in the province.

The general gave Latifah one month to comply with the demand, and if she failed to meet the demand, the TNI would bring the case to court, according to the statement. -- JP