Deaths related to Marthinus Yohame, Indonesia Judged Violating the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Deaths related to Marthinus Yohame, Indonesia Judged Violating the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human RightsSolidarity with Victims of Human Rights Violations (SKP-HAM) Papua, assess, Indonesia has violated a number of national rules and international related deaths Chairman of the National Committee of West Papua (KNPB) Sorong Kingdom, Marthinus Yohame, in mid-August.

Peneas Lokbere, Coordinator of SKP-HAM Papua detailing, first, as mandated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) United Nations, Article 5, which reads, "No person may be tortured or treated cruelly, treated or punished inhuman, or contemptible" , chapter 9, "No one shall be arrested, detained or arbitrarily discarded."

 In addition, continued Lokbere, Indonesia also had violated Law No. 39 of 1999 on Human Rights (HAM), pasasl 33, paragraph (1) reads, "Every person has the right to be free from torture, or cruel pengukuman, not inhuman and degrading human dignity. "

 Also, in violation of paragraph (2) which reads, "Every person has the right to be free from enforced disappearance and the disappearance of lives."

 And more fatal, further Lokbere, human rights protection is also regulated in Law Number 21 of 2001 on Special Autonomy for Papua, Article 45 reads, "The Provincial Government and the people of Papua Province shall uphold, promote, protect and respect human rights in Papua. "

 "If we see, Indonesia has violated the rules of national, international, and even the rules set by the Special Autonomy Law. Therefore we ask the attention of the international community, in this case the United Nations, "said Lokbere.

 Meanwhile, Agus Kosay, Vice Chairman of KNPB revealed, since the beginning, the family prohibits police officers investigating the deaths Marthinus Yohame.

 "The police justified because there is no autopsy, but since the body was found the morning of August 26, 2014, they kasi let alone in the hospital until the afternoon, after the family was going to take the bodies, they asked to be taken back to the hospital for autopsy, this does not make sense," he said.

According Kossay, if a serious police investigation into the death Yohame, should perform an autopsy since the body was found, and not grounded in the mass media.

 "We also reject the police to investigate because it has thousands of lives of people of Papua, especially members of the KNPB who was shot in front of the eye, but never did an investigation," he said.

 Kossay described, there are many cases that are not handled by the Indonesian police, such as lightning murder case against the Vice Chairman of KNPB, Mako Tabuni Moses (31), on June 14, 2012, in Housing III, Abepura, Papua.

Shooting case against Hubert Mabel(32), members of the KNPB on December 16, 2012, in Wamena, Papua, by the Police Resort Wamena.

 Then, cases of extrajudicial killings against Terijoli Weya (23), Higher School of Economics student (STIE) Port Numbay, on May 1, 2012, at 18:00 WP, in front of the Office of Representative in 1701 Koramil Jayawijaya, Abepura, Papua.

 "Next related shootings and killings against Yesa Mirin (21), students at the University of Paradise, on June 4, 2012, at 13:30 WP, in the village of Hope, Sentani, Jayapura regency, Papua."

 "The four cases above, and many other cases have never done an investigation by the Indonesian government. Occurs impunity, therefore we do not believe the Indonesian government and Indonesian law, "he said.