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Four Jakarta NGOs Reject the Plan to Train Kopassus

March 18, 2010

Four of Indonesia's leading human rights organizations have issued a Joint Statement today rejecting US military training for members of Kopassus.

 
In their Joint Statement, they said:
 
 
Posters displaying the face of Wiji Thukul, one of the disappeared, thought to have been a victim of Kopassus actions.
Since 1997, the Leahy Law in the US has prohibited military assistance to military units which have been involved in human rights violations. By virtue of the Leahy Law, the US government in 1997 halted training for members of Kopassus because of their involvement in a number of incidents of human rights violations such as the forced disappearance of Indonesian activists in 1997-98, acts of violence in East Timor and the murder of the Papuan leader Theys Hiyo Eluay in November 2001.

The Leahy Law states that the Indonesian government must first take effective legal action against the members of Kopassus who were involved in these human rights violations if it wishes to restore joint military training, including providing assistance to Kopassus. This is clearly a sign that the US intends to uphold respect for human rights and comply with the demands for justice from the victims of these incidents.

 

All this discussion about ending the ban on programs of joint collaboration is a sign that the government regards these past incidents as having been resolved, while nothing has been done to restore the rights of the victims or punish those who were responsible.


But now, with the forthcoming visit to Indonesia of U.S. President Barack Obama, there have been calls for joint training programs for Kopassus to be resumed. Yet, as we know,  the incidents of human rights violations involving Kopassus have not yet been dealt with by the Indonesian government (the names of the officers are given below). The case of the disappeared in 1997-98 is still in limbo with no clarity on what will happen although a plenary session of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) adopted four recommendations for implementation by the Indonesian government. (See below)

 
There has been talk recently about ending the ban on joint military programmes with the Indonesian military following the visit to Washington of four Indonesian generals including General Lodewijk Paulus, commander of Kopassus, to lobby the US government. The Indonesian minister of defense Purnomo Yusgiantoro has said that he feels very optimistic that  US collaboration with Kopassus will be resumed, after speaking to the US Pacific Region commander, Marshall Robert F Willard during his visit to Jakarta in February this year.

All this discussion about ending the ban on programmes of joint collaboration is a sign that the government regards these past incidents as having been resolved, while nothing has been done to restore the rights of the victims or punish those who were responsible.

Another example is the Mawar Team composed of eleven Kopassus officers who kidnapped and caused the disappearance of activists in 1997-98. Although the Mawar Team case was dealt with by a court in 1999, the fact is that the seven Kopassus officers are still on active service and all have been promoted.

In view of the above, we reject the proposal to end the ban on giving training to members of Kopassus, an elite military force in Indonesia. On the other hand, we would have no objection to ending the ban on the following conditions:

Firstly, that the Indonesian government resolves the cases of human rights violations which involved  Kopassus and other units of the security forces, and secondly, that the government take action to ensure that similar human rights violations do not occur.

We also call on the Indonesian government to implement the recommendations of the DPR on 28 September 2009 regarding the disappearance of activists in 1997-98. The Indonesian President, SBY, must take urgent action by issuing a presidential decree to set up a team to investigate the disappearance of the activists in 1997-97, as well as restoring the rights of the victims and families of those who disappeared in 1997-98.

Jakarta, 18 March 2010
 
Mugiyanto, IKOHI - the Families of the Disappeared.
Usman Hami, KontraS
Poengky Indarti, Imparsial
Atnike Nova Sigiro, ELHAM

 
Punishment of officers who were members of the Team Mawar:
 
1. Major Bambang Kristiano, sentenced to 22 months, and dismissed.
2. Captain F. Musthazar,  sentenced tp 20 months, and dismissed.
3. Captain Nugroho Sulistyo, sentenced to 20 months and dismissed.
4. Captain Yulius Selvanus,sentenced to 20 months and dismissed.
5. Captain Untung Budi, sentenced to 20 months and dismissed.
6. Captain Dadang Hendra, sentenced to 16 months
7. Captain Djaka Budi Utama, sentenced to 16 months
8. Captain Fauka Noor Farid, sentenced to 16 months
9. Sergeant Sunarsyo, sentenced to 12 months
10. Sergeant Sigit Sunaryo, sentenced to 12 months
11 Sergeant Sukadi, sentenced to  12 months.
 
[We presume that the latter six are the ones still on active service, although a figure of seven in mentioned in the statement.

Recommendations of the DPR:

 
1. That the President should set up an ad hoc Human Rights Court
2. That the President and  all relevant state institutions should conduct a search for the 13 disappeared activists.
3. That the government should rehabilitate  and grant compensation to the families of the disappeared.
4. That the government should without delay ratify the International Covenant Against Enforced Disappearances as a sign of its commitment to and support for action against the practice of enforced disappearances in Indonesia

 
Posters displaying the face of Wiji Thukul, one of the disappeared, thought to have been a victim of Kopassus actions.and posters of the faces of the other disappeared are regularly displayed at demonstrations.

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Keluarga Korban dan Organisasi HAM masih menolak pelatihan KOPASSUS oleh Militer Amerika

PERNYATAAN SIKAP BERSAMA
Pelatihan bagi KOPASSUS Harus Didasarkan pada Tuntasnya Pertanggungjawaban Hukum bagi Anggota-anggotanya

Sejak tahun 1997, pemerintah Amerika Serikat memberlakukan sebuah undang-undang (Leahy Law) yang melarang pemberian bantuan militer bagi satuan militer luar negeri yang terlibat dalam kasus pelanggaran HAM. Atas dasar Leahy Law, pada tahun 1997 pemerintah Amerika Serikat menghentikan pelatihan terhadap KOPASSUS karena keterlibatan mereka terlibat dalam sejumlah peristiwa pelanggaran HAM, seperti kasus penghilangan paksa aktivis 1997-1998, kekerasan di Timor Leste serta penculikan dan pembunuhan Theys Hiyo Eluay pada tahun 2001.

Aturan hukum di Amerika Serikat tersebut mengatur agar pemerintah Indonesia mengambil langkah efektif terlebih dahulu untuk membawa anggota-anggota Kopassus yang terlibat dalam peristiwa-peristiwa pelanggaran HAM ke hadapan hukum, jika pemeritah Indonesia ingin memulai kembali program pelatihan militer bersama, termasuk memberikan bantuan bagi Kopassus. Hal ini tentu saja dapat dimaknai sebagai upaya pemerintah Amerika Serikat untuk menjunjung tinggi penghormatan Hak Asasi Manusia serta memenuhi keadilan bagi korban pelanggaran HAM di Indonesia.

Namun menjelang kedatangan Presiden AS, Barack Obama, ke Indonesia, muncul wacana agar pemerintah AS mencabut larangan tersebut dan membangun kembali kerjasama program pelatihan militer bagi prajurit-prajurit muda Kopassus. Sementara kita tahu bahwa beberapa kasus pelanggaran HAM di Indonesia yang dilakukan oleh Kopassus hingga saat ini belum dituntaskan oleh pemerintah Indonesia. (lihat Lampiran I). Kasus penghilangan paksa aktivis 1997/1998, hingga saat ini masih menggantung tanpa kejelasan, walaupun sidang paripurna DPR telah merekomendasikan 4 hal kepada Presiden RI. (Untuk isi rekomendasi lihat lampiran II)

Munculnya wacana pencabutan larangan program militer bersama bagi unit elit militer Indonesia tersebut akibat dari negosiasi yang dilakukan oleh 4 (empat) petinggi Kopassus – termasuk Komandan Kopassus, Jenderal TNI Lodewijk Paulus - yang berangkat ke Washington untuk melobi pemerintah Amerika Serikat. Bahkan Menteri Pertahanan RI, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, sangat optimis bahwa kolaborasi antara AS dan Kopassus bisa dilanjutkan kembali setelah bertemu dengan Panglima Militer AS Kawasan Pasifik, Marsekal Robert F. Willard di Jakarta pada bulan Februari 2010.

Wacana pencabutan larangan program bersama antara AS dan Kopassus tentu saja menunjukkan sikap pemerintah yang menganggap peristiwa-peristiwa tersebut sudah selesai dan mengingkari fakta bahwa belum ada pemulihan hak korban dan penghukuman terhadap pelaku. Hal ini mencerminkan ketidakmauan pemerintah Indonesia untuk menuntaskan kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM masa lalu. Bahkan diangkatnya Letnan Jenderal Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin sebagai Wakil Menteri Pertahanan tentu saja telah mengindikasikan dugaan bahwa pemerintah Indonesia telah menutup mata terhadap proses penuntasan kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM masa lalu.

Contoh yang lain adalah mengenai Tim Mawar yang terdiri dari 11 (sebelas) prajurit Kopassus yang telah bertugas untuk menculik dan menghilangkan beberapa aktivis pada tahun 1997/1998. Walaupun persidangan Tim Mawar telah dilakukan pada tahun 1999, namun 7 (tujuh) orang prajurit Kopassus tersebut masih aktif dan semuanya menerima promosi jabatan.

Berdasarkan fakta diatas, maka kami menolak pencabutan larangan program pelatihan bagi unit elite militer Indonesia, yaitu Kopassus, oleh pemerintah AS. Disisi lain, kami tidak keberatan dilakukan pencabutan larangan program pelatihan terhadap Kopassus dengan syarat: pertama, Pemerintah Indonesia harus menyelesaikan kasus – kasus pelanggaran HAM yang melibatkan Kopassus dan aparat keamanan pada umumnya, kedua, pemerintah harus menjamin tidak akan berulangnya praktek pelanggaran HAM serupa.

Selain itu, kami mendesak Presiden RI untuk segera menindaklanjuti rekomendasi DPR pada tanggal 28 September 2009 mengenai kasus penghilangan paksa aktivis 1997/1998. Presiden SBY harus mengambil langkah mendesak (urgent), yaitu dengan mengeluarkan Keputusan Presiden (Keppres) untuk membentuk tim pencarian 13 aktivis yang masih hilang, serta memberikan hak-hak pemulihan korban dan keluarga korban penghilangan paksa 1997/1998.

Jakarta, 18 Maret 2010
Mugiyanto (IKOHI)
Usman Hamid (KontraS)
Poengky Indarti (Imparsial)
Atnike Nova Sigiro (ELSAM)

Lampiran I :

Tabel Putusan Hukum Tim Mawar

NO NAMA VONIS TUNTUTAN
1 Mayor (Inf) Bambang Kristiono 22 bulan, dipecat 26 bulan, dipecat
2 Kapten (inf) F. Musthazar 20 bulan, dipecat 26 bulan, dipecat
3 Kapten (Inf) Nugroho Sulistyo 20 bulan, dipecat 22 bulan, dipecat
4 Kapten (Inf) Yulius Selvanus 20 bulan, dipecat 26 bulan, dipecat
5 Kapten (Inf) Untung Budi 20 bulan, dipecat 26 bulan, dipecat
6 Kapten (Inf) Dadang Hendra 16 bulan 22 bulan
7 Kapten (Inf) Djaka Budi Utama 16 bulan 22 bulan
8 Kapten (Inf) Fauka Noor Farid 16 bulan 22 bulan
9 Serka Sunaryo 12 bulan 15 bulan
10 Serka Sigit Sunaryo 12 bulan 15 bulan
11 Sertu Sukadi 12 bulan 15 bulan

Sumber: Dokumen IKOHI

Lampiran II :

Rekomendasi Paripurna DPR RI Untuk Kasus Penghilangan Paksa Aktivis 1997 – 1998, 28 September 2009;

1. Merekomendasikan Presiden untuk membentuk Pengadilan HAM Ad-hoc;
2. Merekomendasikan Presiden serta segenap insitusi pemerintah serta pihak terkait
3. Untuk segera melakukan pencarian terhadap 13 aktivis yang masih hilang;
4. Merekomendasikan Pemerintah untuk merehabilitasi dan memberikan Kompensasi kepada keluarga korban yang hilang; 4. Merekomendasikan Pemerintah agar segera meratifikasi Konvensi Anti Penghilangan Paksa sebagai bentuk komitmen dan dukungan untuk menghentikan praktek Penghilangan Paksa di Indonesia.

 

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