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View all search resultsCSOs demand civilian trial for soldier killing of resident in N. Sumatra
North Sumatra civil society organizations said the murder of a resident in North Labuhanbatu regency by a solder was a premeditated murder, demanding a thorough investigation.
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everal civil society organizations (CSOs) in North Sumatra said the murder of a resident in Labuhanbatu Utara regency by an army soldier deployed as a security guard at state-run plantation firm PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara was planned.
The CSOs, grouped under People’s Advocacy Against Impunity (ARMI), demanded law enforcement agencies investigate the murder and that the trial be held in a civilian court.
ARMI coordinator Adinda Zahra Noviyanti said the coalition of CSOs had several pieces of evidence from their findings in the field indicating that the murder of Luis David Hutabarat on June 16 was planned.
“Based on the team findings, victim Luis and his three friends, who were tortured by Agrinas Palma security guards, were not carrying oil palm bunches when they were accused of stealing it in Agrinas Palma’s plantation,” Adinda said on Tuesday.
“At that time, Luis and his friends Jhoni, Dony Romadan and Sutomi had just returned from tending the family’s land in Lubuk Pinang hamlet.”
Adinda, who is also the coordinator for the North Sumatra Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) said they were riding two motorcycles on their way home, when they were stopped by an Indonesian Army officer, identified as BDL, who tortured the group, killing Luis.
“The involvement of active personnel of the Indonesian Military [TNI] must be thoroughly investigated,” she said during a press conference at North Sumatra Kontras on Tuesday.
