Witness tells of sexual abuse

Witness tells of sexual abuse

JAKARTA: A witness told the human rights court on Tuesday she
experienced sexual abuse during her detention by the military
following a shooting incident in the North Jakarta area of
Tanjung Priok in 1984.

The woman, Aminatun, 46, recalled the humiliation she suffered
during 40 days of detention at the Jakarta Military Police
headquarters in Guntur, South Jakarta and the Military Police
detention center in Cimanggis, near Bogor in West Java.

"They once undressed me, until I was wearing only my bra and
underpants," she said in her testimony during the trial of former
Jakarta Military Police chief Maj. Gen. (ret) Pranowo.

She said she was put under severe mental pressure during the
detention, during which she also experienced repeated
intimidation.

Following the detention, she said she received treatment at a
mental hospital run by Dadang Hawari and Mu'at.

Aminatun was allowed to testify after three other witnesses
failed to turn up. The defense lawyer, Yan Juanda Saputra,
objected, but to no avail. -- JP