* Protests commemorating Munir’s murder to target
intelligence agency

* Munir’s window demands that BIN ’cleanse’ itself
of activist’s murderer

* Intelligence agency officials refuse to accept
’flowers for Munir’

* Protesters call on Yudhoyono to exercise authority
in Munir case

* Peaceful action in Surabaya remembers murder of
rights activist Munir

* Three years after Munir murder, Yogya activist
call for BIN to be disbanded

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Protests commemorating Munir’s murder to target
intelligence agency

Detik.com - September 7, 2007

Nurul Hidayati, Jakarta — The offices of the
National Intelligence Agency (BIN) on Jl. Kalibata
in South Jakarta will be the target of
demonstrations on Friday September 7, or exactly
three years since the murder of Munir, a staunch
human rights activist. Two groups who will be
demonstrating at the BIN offices.

The first group will comprise activists from the
Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of
Violence (Kontras), a renowned non-government
organisation led by Munir. According to the Metro
Jaya District Police Traffic Management Center
(TMC), the protest will involve some 300 people. The
protesters will be calling for the Munir case to be
solved.

In addition to BIN, protesters will also demonstrate
at the State Palace on Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara in
Central Jakarta. The demonstration will be held at
1pm.

Coinciding with this, members of the Betawi
Brotherhood Forum (FBR) will also arrive at the BIN
offices. This will be a peaceful protest. According
to the TMC the action is aimed at "addressing the
Kontras’ protest".

Another activity related to Munir’s murder will be
held at 5.30pm — a theatrical presentation titled
“Reflections on Three Years Since Munir’s Death” —
which will be held by the Solidarity Action
Committee for Munir (KASUM) at the Proclamation
Monument on Jl. Proklamasi in Central Jakarta.
Around 300 or so people will attend the event.
(nrl/gah)

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Munir’s window demands that BIN ’cleanse’ itself of
activist’s murderer

Detik.com - September 7, 2007

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta — Three years have passed
without any progress being made on who murdered
human rights activist Munir. In a speech, Munir’s
widow Suciwati demanded that the National
Intelligence Agency (BIN) be “cleansed” of Munir’s
killers.

"We came here not for a confrontation. But to assist
in cleaning up this institution. Whoever the
perpetrator is, they must be taken before the
courts. We believe that there is thorn in BIN’s side
that must be removed", shouted Suciwati.

Suciwati was standing on top of an open pickup trick
and speaking through a megaphone in front of the BIN
offices on Jl. Pejaten in Jakarta on Friday
September 7.

Also present were around 1 thousand people from the
Solidarity Alliance for Munir and Democracy (Asumsi)
who called on BIN director Syamsir Siregar to
cleanse the organisation of Munir’s murderers.

"We came not because we hate BIN. But precisely as a
form of our love for BIN", shouted Suciwati who was
wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of Munir and
the words “Munir was killed because he was right”.
(sss/ana)

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Intelligence agency officials refuse to accept
’flowers for Munir’

Detik.com - September 7, 2007

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta — A bunch of roses and a
wreath of flowers symbolising the death of Munir was
handed to officials on guard in front of the
National Intelligence Agency (BIN) offices. Not one
of them however wanted to accept them.

"They don’t even want to accept the flowers, let
alone investigate the Munir murder case", said the
coordinator of the action angrily in front of the
BIN offices on Jl. Pejaten in Jakarta on Friday
September 7.

Participating in the action were some 1 thousand
people from the Solidarity Alliance for Munir and
Democracy (Asumsi).

In a speech meanwhile, the coordinator of the
Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of
Violence (Kontras) said that they had come there not
to attack BIN but to ask that people who commit
villainous crimes against humanity be immediately
taken to court.

The action brought traffic to a standstill on both
lanes of the road with hundreds of local residents
watching the demonstration. Even though they were
prevented from approaching by an iron fence and the
railway tracks between the residential area and the
main road in front of BIN, the spectators also
joined in enthusiastically shouting “Viva Munir!”.

Tight security was maintained by police while inside
the BIN offices security personnel in light-green
uniforms carried truncheons. At around 3pm the
protesters left the BIN offices and headed off to
the State Palace on Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara in
Central Jakarta. (sss/ana)

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Protesters call on Yudhoyono to exercise authority
in Munir case

Detik.com - September 7, 2007

Anwar Khumaini, Jakarta — Exactly three years since
Munir’s death, one thousand people from the
Solidarity Alliance for Munir and Democracy (Asumsi)
gathered at the Proclamation Monument on Jl.
Proklamasi in Central Jakarta on Friday September 7.

From there they will march to the National
Intelligence Agency (BIN) offices on Jl. Seno II/BI
in the East Pejaten area of South Jakarta to hold
another action.

During the protest they called on BIN to take
responsibility for Munir’s murder. They also brought
10 wreaths of flowers representing their sorrow over
the death of Munir, human rights activists that died
in 1998 and other activists that have been
disappeared.

The protesters had been arriving in waves since 1pm
in private cars, on public transport, motorcycles
and Metro Mini busses. They wore read and black T-
shirts with a picture of Munir and the writing
“Munir was killed because he was right”.

In speeches in front of the Proclamation Monument
the demonstrators urged President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono to use his position to “open up”
institutions under his authority.

They also called on the head of BIN, as a state
institution to be transparent and cooperate with law
enforcement agencies to uncover the thorn in the
side of the agency that has damaged BIN’s image in
the eyes of the public.

At 1.30pm, the protesters set off for the BIN
offices watched over by 10 police officers.
(ziz/nrl)

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Peaceful action in Surabaya remembers murder of
rights activist Munir

Tempo Interactive - September 7, 2007

Sunudyantoro/Rohman Taufiq, Surabaya — Today, three
years ago, human rights activist Munir died on a
flight from Jakarta via Singapore to Amsterdam. A
peaceful action commemorating his death was held in
front of the State Grahadi Building in the East Java
provincial capital of Surabaya on Friday September
7.

The 40 or so people that took part in the action
wore black T-shirts and prayed that the Munir murder
case be solved quickly. They also reminded the
public to continue supporting the struggle to uphold
freedom and to hold human rights in the highest
esteem.

Action coordinator M Saiful Aris from the Surabaya
Legal Aid Foundation said that a final resolution to
Munir’s murder had entered an important round, that
is a judicial review of the suspect Pollycarpus
Budihari Priyanto. The various pieces of new
evidence presented by the public prosecutor has
captured the public’s attention. "Certainly there
are many issues and intelligence games behind
Munir’s murder", he said.

Nevertheless said Aris, it still feels as if the
judicial review will be inadequate to uncover all of
the plots and exactly who should take responsibility
for Munir’s murder. Aris also said that we still
have a lot of homework that must be done together in
order to force the state to be serious about and
have the courage to seek and ask for responsibility
for Munir’s murder.

Aris asserted that for the community of human rights
defenders, Munir’s murder has more meaning that just
being aimed at murdering Munir and silencing his
criticisms. "It indicates that there are excessive
signs of resistance on the part of certain groups
over the presence of critical groups and efforts to
promote the defense of human rights", he said.

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Three years after Munir murder, Yogya activist call
for BIN to be disbanded

Detik.com - September 7, 2007

Bagus Kurniawan, Yogyakarta — Activists in the
Central Java city of Yogyakarta commemorated three
years since Munir’s death by demanding that the
National Intelligence Agency (BIN) be disbanded.

Scores of activists from the Yogyakarta Solidarity
Action Committee for Udin and Munir (KASUM) went to
the Yogyakarta Regional House of Representatives
(DPRD) on Jl. Malioboro on Friday September 7
demanding that the Munir murder case be solved.

In speeches the demonstrators said that cases
involving the murder of activists in Indonesia are
never solved citing the murder of Munir and
journalist Fuad Muhammad Syafrudin alias Udin(1) as
examples. Up until now the masterminds behind the
two murders have yet to be revealed.

KASUM said that suspicions that BIN is behind
Munir’s murder must be investigated immediately.
They are also asking for former BIN officials such
as Hendropriyono, Muchdi PR and As’ad(2) to be
brought to trial. "Because they are the key figures
in order to [be able] crack the Munir case", shouted
one of the demonstrators in a speech.

Satisfied with giving speeches at the DPRD, the
demonstrators continued the action at the Yogyakarta
governor’s office in Kepatihan. Before they arrived
however, scores of civil service police had already
closed the gates to the governor’s offices.

Throughout the protest a battalion of Yogyakarta
municipal police watched over the demonstration. A
number of traffic police could also be seen
directing traffic on Jl. Malioboro in order to
prevent a traffic jam.

Like other demonstrations, protesters also brought
posters and banners with messages such as "The
Polly[carpus]-Indra Setiawan recording, Bin is
clearly involved“(3),”President Yudhoyono and Vice
President Jusuf Kalla are weak“,”Udin + Munir we
are with you“,”Stop the murder of pro-democracy
activists“, and”The Udin case is tainted — sack
the Yogyakarta chief of police".

They also brought a four-meter length of white cloth
with the demand "Try the masterminds of Udin +
Munir’s murder, KASUM Yogya" and photographs of Udin
who was murdered on August 13, 1996. (bgs/djo)

Notes:

1. Fuad Muhammad Syafruddin (Udin) was a journalist
with the Yogyakarta based newspaper Bernas who died
in August 1996 after being badly beaten in his home
by unknown intruders. At the time he was
investigating a corruption case involving the regent
of Bantul, Sri Rosa Sudarmo. Despite the fact that
Sudarmo was implicated in the murder, he was never
questioned by police. Instead Dwi Sumaji, an
employee of an advertising company, was plied with
drink, provided with a prostitute, and promised
money by police officials in return for confessing
to Udin’s murder. Although eventually brought to
trial Sumaji was later acquitted for lack of
evidence.

2. Hendropriyono - The former director of BIN at the
time when Munir was murdered. Muchdi PR - Former
deputy director at BIN who received numerous phone
calls from the prime suspect in the case,
Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto just prior to Munir’s
murder. As’ad - Former deputy director of BIN who
signed a recommendation letter asking for Priyanto
to joint the flight on which Munir died.

3. A recording played in court between Priyanto and
former Garuda Airlines executive director Indra
Setiawan implicating themselves and BIN officials in
the murder.

[Translated by James Balowski.]