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Family Claim Former Aceh Guerrilla Was Tortured, Shot Dead by Police
Nurdin Hasan | February 21, 2011

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BilboBaggins
7:57pm Feb 21, 2011

Pretty simple really, exhume the body and carry out an autopsy.

End of story.

Shit, even I watch CSI.

Valkyrie
5:38pm Feb 21, 2011

KneeZar, thank you for the reminder. I'm back to being a human being.

Then, I'm reminded by what Confucious said......"Without feelings of respect,what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"

I was, for a moment, before you reminded me.

@BrahmaPutra: as usual, how true!

BrahmaPutra
4:07pm Feb 21, 2011

After seeing the atrocious acts committed by criminals of late i am inclined to say let the police deal with them as they see fit. This is of course dangerous in the cases where the police apprehend the wrong person, and we do not want to end up in a place where we have death squads roaming the streets. But a certain firming up in the way police deal with violent criminals such as the FPI is certainly welcome.

and Kneeczars Only then line them all up against the wall and spray lead. Wonderful way to test Pindad firearms.

is not too far off the mark, only add in there the corruptors that steal billions from the poor, they are worse than the criminals, in that they help create the crime in the first place !

KneecZar
2:06pm Feb 21, 2011

Valkyrie, since we are the good guys, we have to allow for due process. We should not stoop to their level as civilized human beings. Give the individual his day in court, as well as FPI and their cohorts. This is after all a state of law.

Only then line them all up against the wall and spray lead. Wonderful way to test Pindad firearms.

Valkyrie
1:33pm Feb 21, 2011

Any terrorist (in my opinion) is an enemy of the state and should be shot on sight with no quarters given. These evil doers will show no mercy for their victims and thus they do not deserve any mercy.

In a way, I am considering to classify the FPI and their cohorts as terrorists too! Why not?

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Banda Aceh. The family of a former separatist guerrilla killed in Aceh last week have alleged that he was tortured to death by police who arrested him for holding up a jewelry store.

Kamaruzzaman, 27, also known as Komar, was arrested at his home in North Aceh district by plainclothes officers at 4 p.m. on Tuesday and taken away for questioning.

Two hours later, his family received word that the former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) fighter had been killed while trying to flee from police.

Komar’s older brother, Abdul Latif, said on Sunday the family believed he had been tortured while in custody.

“He died with three gunshot wounds in his back and bruises all over his body, suggesting he had been tortured,” Abdul said at a press conference with the Banda Aceh Legal Aid Foundation (LBH).

Latif, who showed pictures of the wounds on Komar’s body that were taken before his burial, said no autopsy had been conducted on the body.

M. Alhamda, an LBH lawyer, said the victim had also “had all 10 of his fingers broken and had a deep wound near his ankle.”

He added the LBH had filed a report on the case with the Aceh branch of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM), which has promised to further investigate the case.

Latif said Komar’s widow, Resi, 22, was in deep shock over his death “because when he left home, he was in good health.”

The deceased was also the father of a 17-month-old child.

North Aceh Police Chief of detectives Adj. Sr. Comr. Erlin Tang Jaya denied the allegation of torture, saying police had acted “within reason.”

He said that after his arrest, Komar had agreed to show the police where he had stashed an AK-47 assault rifle allegedly used in the 2009 robbery of a jewelry store.

“So they went with the suspect to the location, but after 15 minutes of searching through the thickets, the suspect began showing signs that he planned to flee,” Erlin said.

“Then, when one of the officers let his guard down, the suspect attempted to seize the officer’s weapon, but failed. He then attempted to run away, so the officers fired warning shots into the air.

“But [Komar] ignored them, so they shot at the suspect to try and bring him down and that’s when he died.”

However, Latif said Komar had surrendered without resistance at his home and had been handcuffed before leaving.

“So how could he possibly have tried to take the officer’s gun while cuffed and surrounded by four officers?” he asked.

“We are now seeking justice. If my brother was guilty, he should have been processed according to the law and not shot dead.”

Alhamda said the arrest could be categorized as a kidnapping by police because they had no warrant to seize him.

“We believe there were violations of human rights in this case, given how soon after his arrest the victim was killed,” he said.