Komnas to submit May riot report

Komnas to submit May riot report

JAKARTA: The ad hoc team of the National Commission of Human
Rights given a mandate to investigate the May 1998 riots was
scheduled to submit its findings to the Attorney General's Office
(AGO) next week, according to the team's chairman.

Solahuddin Wahid said that his team would submit the results
of the inquiry to Attorney General M.A. Rachman for further
investigation.

"We hope the Attorney General will set up his own team to
interrogate all those allegedly involved in the bloody rioting
that claimed at least 66 lives," he said.

The team has classified the bloody incident into crimes
against humanity.

Solahuddin said that the team concluded that some 20 civilian
and military officials should be held responsible for their
failure to prevent the crimes.

"They are named because it appears they neglected their duty
to keep peace," he said. -- JP