Repression in Banten : Police deliberately let the violation to the People’s rights

4:59 AM Posted by National Liberation Party Of Unity (PAPERNAS)


Around 50 members of Islam Defender Forum (FPI) arbitrarily burst into a house that is located in Jalan Walet 1, Tangerang-Banten, and a place where the conference of Banten Branch of The National Liberation Party of Unity (PAPERNAS) was taken place.

On Monday morning, 13 May 2007, about 25 members of PAPERNAS Banten branch gathered in Lukman Hakim’s house to elect regional leadership. At 11.45 five intelligence visited the house and tell us to end the meeting due to possible attack from FPI. Police also took Lukman to police resort.

Knowing that the three pick-up car and the motorcycle convoying to the location, the conference was forced to be removed to other location. While some of the members guarded the houses. On their way to location they scream “end the communist”, “The communist are hiding in this village”

Village-head tried to held-back FPI, but failed. In the house they met two of PAPERNAS members as well as Lukman’s wife and her 2 year-old daughter. They asked “where is everyone else? “Then they repressively entered the house and took picture of every corner of the house. When went out they talked and yield to the neighborhood who gathered surround the houses “must end communism”, “do not let them hide among us”

It is clearly that there is coordination between the State-apparatus and the group. Firstly they have known earlier that there would be a possible attack from FPI but did not take any action to arrest them. State rather to protect the repressive group than to uphold the democracy. There is no single police appear in the location during FPI visit means police deliberately abandon the rights of citizen to have justice and protection.

After returning from police resort, Lukman assembled the village-head and the neighborhood to inform what is really happening. There is no any objection on Papernas program and activity after hearing the overall explanation. Some of theme even said they clearly opposed such a repressive action, and ready to blocked them from doing repressive action.A Military members was caught for attacking PAPERNAS office

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