Indonesia: Full justice? Military trials in Irian Jaya

Indonesia: Full justice? Military trials in Irian Jaya

Index Number: ASA 21/017/1996
Date Published: 1 March 1996
Categories: Indonesia, Asia And The Pacific

In April 1995 serious human rights violations in Irian Jaya were committed by military personnel. A military inquiry into the violations led to the trial and conviction of four members of the Indonesian Armed Forces (ABRI) in February 1996. AI has concerns about the nature of the military investigation, the trials of the four soldiers and the fact that no one has been brought to account for other recorded abuses in Irian Jaya.