Munir's body flown to Malang

Munir's body flown to Malang

INDONESIA: The body of top human rights activist Munir arrived at
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from the Netherlands on a
Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) plane at about 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Two hours later the remains were flown aboard a Merpati plane
to Munir's hometown of Malang, East Java, for burial at about 9
a.m. on Sunday.

Hundreds of Munir's colleagues and other activists met his
body at the airport and joined his wife, Suciwati, in Malang to
pay their last respects to the outspoken rights campaigner.

Among the entourage were noted political analyst Ikrar Nusa
Bhakti, Indonesianist Jeffrey Winters, Indonesian Corruption
Watch chairman Teten Masduki, former state secretary Marsilam
Simanjuntak and former Alliance of Independent Journalists
chairwoman and The Jakarta Post managing editor Ati Nurbaiti.

Munir died onboard a Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to
Amsterdam on Tuesday, about two hours before the plane landed at
Schiphol Airport. He was flying to the Netherlands to pursue his
master's degree.

The airport conducted an autopsy on his body in accordance
with Dutch regulations. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hassan
Wirayuda said The Hague had reported the autopsy was complete and
had ruled Munir's death was not suspicious.

Munir is survived by his wife and one daughter. -- JP