Nonviolence demonstration

Nonviolence demonstration

As one of the participants of a demonstration I object to a news report in The Jakarta Post saying that the demonstration was coordinated by Endang. The action was organized by LBH APIK NTB, a legal aid institution in West Nusa Tenggara, to celebrate the anniversary of the institution and the day of nonviolence against women all over the world. I participated in the demonstration because I am one of the clients of LBH APIK NTB.

The report, titled 200 women protest against violence" in the Post on Nov. 15, said that participants of the demonstration consisted of 200 women, whereas in fact the action also involved men who opposed violence against women.

My name is Patricia Alma Williams, 83, not Patrice Anne Williams, as reported by the Post, and I am an Indonesian citizen (I hold a resident's identification card from Mataram, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara).

I also have an objection to the Post's report saying that Jean Marrie Wagneries had tortured me. The truth is that it was an assault rather than torture. I reported the case directly to the West Lombok police, not the Gili Meno police (local police).

The Post said that the police did not do any follow up due to the absence of witnesses. I never said so.

PATRICIA ALMA WILLIAMS

Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara