- Asian Human Rights Commission
VIVAnews - An US official said that the punishment against three Indonesian soldiers for a torture case is too lenient. It refers to the verdict of a military tribunal that only sentenced up to 10 months in prison against the defendants for abuse and insubordination that injuring two civilians in Papua.
"Indonesia must hold its armed forces accountable for violations of human rights," The US State Department spokesperson Philip Crowley said in his Twitter's account, @PJCrowley, today.
According to Crowley, the punishment "do not reflect the seriousness of the abuses of two Papuan men depicted in 2010 video."We are concerned and will continue to follow this case, Crowley said.
The US Embassy in Jakarta said that Washington had delivered their concern on this human rights issue to the Indonesian Government.
A court-martial in Jayapura on Monday, 24 January 2011, found that three soldiers guilty of abusing orders and insubordination. They are Second Sergeant Irwan Rizkiyanto, First Private Yakson Agu, and and First Private Tamrin Mahan Giri.
A video record posted in YouTube showed that those soldiers tortured two Papuan residents, Anggun Pugukiwo and Telenggen Gire, on 27 May 2010. The crime was committed nearby a military barrack in Gurage Tingginambut, Puncak Jaya.
The tribunal only sentenced Rizkiyanto to 10 months in jail, while Agu got nine months and Giri eight months.
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