Rights body ropes in weapons maker s experts for ballistic testing 31st December 2020
ANTARA FOTO/Aditya Pradana Putra/aww. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) team of investigators on Wednesday handed over several substantial items of evidence of the FPI shooting case for examination at the National Police s central forensics laboratory facility. The ballistic testing is conducted transparently and responsibly by involving experts from state-owned weapons maker PT Pindad and representatives of civil society, Head of the commission s team of investigators, Choirul Anam, stated.
The ballistic testing was conducted through various stages for over 10 hours since 10 a.m. local time to confirm whether the metal under examination belonged to bullet shells and projectiles, he revealed.
Police ensures transparency in investigation into FPI member shooting 29th December 2020
Komnas HAM member Mohammad Choirul Anam demonstrates bullet projectiles and bullet casings during a press conference on developments in its investigation into the shooting of six FPI members ANTARA FOTO/Aprillio Akbar/foc.
Bareskrim investigators remain professional, objective, and open to all inputs. Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Police s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) will press on with conducting a transparent, open, and objective probe into the fatal shooting of six members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI). Bareskrim investigators remain professional, objective, and open to all inputs, Bareskrim Director of General Crimes Brigadier General Andi Rian Djajadi asserted here on Monday in response to the findings of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).
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Indonesia’s president replaced six ministers in a cabinet shakeup on Tuesday, including the health minister who was heavily criticized for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which dragged Southeast Asia’s biggest economy into its worst recession in 22 years.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo sacked Minister of Health Terawan Agus Putranto and replaced him with Budi Gunadi Sadikin, a banker and the deputy minister of state enterprises, to help deal with the pandemic.
With nearly 700,000 coronavirus cases and more than 20,000 COVID-19-related deaths, Indonesia is the country in East Asia that is hardest hit by the pandemic.
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Islamic Militias Are Protecting Churches In Indonesia
Christmas is coming and so, in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest Islamic militias is mobilizing. Its members are usually young and fit, dress in camouflage uniforms, have military style training and marches and number in the hundreds of thousands. It has about twice as many personnel as all the Indonesian armed forces combined. These militia members are going to gather outside churches.
This sounds like a terrifying scenario, and in parts of the world it certainly would be. But very few, if any, Indonesian Christians are worried about the annual appearance of thousands of militia members on their doorstep. They are more likely to greet them with tea and cake.
FPI leader s seven sympathizers named suspects over weapons possession 21st December 2020
Jakarta police officers disbursed pro-Habib Rizieq Shihab demonstrators on Dec 18, 2020. ANTARA/Fianda Sjofjan Rassat
All have been released, except five, who are caught carrying sharp weapons, and two others who are caught carrying marijuana Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Police of Jakarta named seven of 455 sympathizers of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq Shihab suspects for allegedly carrying sharp weapons and illicit drugs during a peaceful rally in Central Jakarta on December 18. All have been released, except five, who are caught carrying sharp weapons, and two others who are caught carrying marijuana, Jakarta Police spokesman Sen. Coms. Yusri Yunus was quoted as saying by ANTARA in Jakarta on Monday.