Bali bombers claim of being tortured

Bali bombers claim of being tortured

JAKARTA: The Muslim Lawyer Team (TPM) asked the National
Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday to set up a fact-finding
team over the alleged torture by the police of Bali bombing
suspects Mukhlas and Imam Samudra.

TPM leader Mahendradatta said such a fact-finding team was
necessary in case the police ignored the issue.

He said he had obtained the names of the officers who had
harassed the two defendants, but would give them to the team.

"The torture was aimed at linking Jamaah Islamiyah leader Abu
Bakar Ba'asyir with the (October 2002) Bali bombings," he said.

Mukhlas and Imam Samudra have recently admitted before a court
hearing that sensitive parts of their bodies had been hit and
tortured. Mukhlas suffered injuries for two weeks as a
result.--JP