Kadera workers demand probe results from city police
Kadera workers demand probe results from city police
JAKARTA (JP): At least 80 people representing several non-
governmental organizations (NGOs) marched to city police
headquarters on Monday, demanding police thoroughly investigate
the Feb. 29 attack on PT Kadera AR Indonesia workers.
This was the second rally held this month in connection with
the case.
"Police have still not arrested a single suspect. Meanwhile,
the management of PT Kadera has lodged a submission at the
Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration to dismiss the striking
workers," Surya Tjandra of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH
Jakarta), who led the protesters, told journalists.
The attack at the company's plant, located in the Pulogadung
industrial estate in East Jakarta, claimed the lives of two
workers -- Kimun Effendi and Rachmat Hidayat.
The two people died from shrapnel wounds caused by the
explosion of a homemade bomb, detonated as protesting workers
were attacked by an armed mob.
Police have so far detained one of five suspects, identified
as Sugiono.
"The sluggish investigation process has workers feeling
insecure. It has also led us to the conclusion that several
police units may be involved in the attack, explaining why the
investigation is progressing so slowly," Tjandra said.
He claimed that, based on information gathered, there were
actually two trucks loaded with police parked near the factory.
He added that there were also two trucks with Indonesian Military
personnel inside the compound, but none of them did anything to
prevent the attack.
Representatives of the protesters were met on Monday by city
police chief Insp. Gen Mulyono Sulaiman, who was accompanied by
city police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Adang Rochjana and
spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam.
"The investigation is still in process now. We certainly
cannot reveal all steps being taken by investigators to the
public," Mulyono said.
Mulyono acknowledged that there were indications of an Army
officer's involvement in the attack, and pledged that police were
handling the investigation seriously.
He further claimed that a special team from the Cakung
subprecinct had been formed to locate the Army suspect.
"The most important thing is that the process continues. We
are all working and hope for a resolution as soon as possible. We
will openly reveal the situation if we find that we are
deadlocked in the case," he said.
Mulyono added that police were trying to find a win-win
solution to the case, which would allow investment to stay in the
country, while at the same time ensuring workers' rights. He did
not elaborate further. (01)