Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged on Wednesday a series of incidents amounting to 'gross human rights violations' had taken place in his country's past, including the bloodshed and arrests in 1965 and 1966.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said the government would seek to restore the rights of victims"fairly and wisely without negating judicial resolving", though he did not specify how. File photo.Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged on Wednesday a series of incidents amounting to “gross human rights violations” had taken place in his country's past, including the bloodshed and arrests in 1965 and 1966.
“With a clear genuine mind and conscience, I as a head of state acknowledge there were gross human rights violations that did happen in many events,” he said.The president, commonly known as Jokowi, cited 11 other incidents between 1965 and 2003 before his tenure as leader, including the fatal shooting and abduction of students during protests against Suharto's three-decade rule in the late 1990s.
Jokowi said the government would seek to restore the rights of victims “fairly and wisely without negating judicial resolving”, though he did not specify how. Some activists remained sceptical and said acknowledgment and expression of regret were not sufficient without cases being legally resolved in court and perpetrators tried, noting cases had often been thrown out by the attorney-general's office, which is tasked with investigating rights violations.
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