Marsinah Dede from PJS (Perhimpunan Jiwa Sehat) in her solidarity speech during the conference on 20-years of Munir murder, Thursday (5/9) said that she supported the Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) and its actions to ensure that Munir case could be dealt with comprehensively and perpetrators received the heaviest punishment.
The State and the Military were implicated in the murder case of Munir. The press release was also available at Kontras YouTube account and Yayasan LBH Indonesia YouTube account.
Dede agreed that Munir case should be re-opened and investigated and brought to a close, because otherwise it would keep happening to those who defended democracy and human rights. People would continue to experience and suffer all forms of human rights violation when democratic voices and voices that defended human rights in Indonesia were stifled and the State became human rights violation perpetrator.
As an advocacy organisation focusing on mental disability, Dede and PJS noticed human rights violations on a daily basis since before and after Indonesia became independent that had never been resolved - and that involved human rights violation in mental rehab institutions."I thought disappearence of activists were dumped into these institutions, we never knew. Many families did not know they were there. They were tortured, chained and shackled, and then isolated. They did not have rights to choose or to make their voices heard.
Dede said that PJS had interests to ensure democacry mattered, democracy and human rights stood in Indonesia because without democracy and human rights, then Munir and other people in Indonesia would face threats every time, and they would not be able to live peacefully without democracy.
Munir second child, DivaSuukyi Larasati was also present during the press conference that also featured representatives of Imparsial, Kontras, YLBI, the Indonesian Women Alliance (Aliansi Perempuan Indonesia), and other communities.
"My demand was the ssame as always since I was two years old until now that I am 22 years old - that is to bring into reality your promises that you gave to my mother and family, that you will bring closure to my father’s case," said Diva Suukyi Larasati.
In an emotional tone, Diva specifically asked Presidents Joko Widodo and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) who was president when Munir murder happened in 2004, to give her family the justice they longed for.
"Mr. Jokowi, Mr. SBY, please bring closure to this case. To date no closure after 20 years," she itiretated.
"My demand to date, my mother’s demand to date - bring justice in my father’s case," she continued.
Not only did she asked for closure of Munir’s murder, Diva also urged the government to bring address other human rights violation cases.
There was a Desire to Go to University and Took Family to the Netherlands to “Treat” an Autistic Child
Cited from Tempo.co, human rights activist , Munir Said Thalib departed to the Netherlands for the sake of his oldest son, Soultan Alif Allende alias Alif, who is now 26 years old. Although initially he wanted to study at the university through his scholarship, Munir also wanted to take his family when he established himself in the Netherlands. Particularly for Alif, Munir wanted to get treatment for his son who suffered from autism .
Munir’s wife, Suciwati said that when her husband was about to depart to the Netherlands on 6 September 2004, Munir said that he would return to take his wife Suci and their two children, Alif and Diva Suukyi, in December of the same year. "I always reminded him of his intent to study in the Netherlands," said Suci.
But alas for the founder of Kontras, he was killed by poison on his flight on National Garuda Indonesia Airline on 7 September 2004. One perpetrator was Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto. He was managing director of Garuda who was then sentenced to 14 years in prison, but then released, after eight years in prison. (Astuti)
