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National Police Top List of Public Reports on Human Rights Violations Ismira Lutfia | August 30, 2012 According to data collected by the National Commission on Human rights from 2007-2012, the National Police tops the list for public reports on human rights abuses in Indonesia. “The data never changes,” one of the commissioners, Nur Kholis, said at a press conference on Thursday. “The institution most frequently reported is the police, with an average of 1,000 reports per year.” Kholis added that the police's tendency towards [human rights violations] is rising due to their separation from the military. After becoming two separate institutions, the police have gained more authority than they had previous to the split During 2010, the commission received 1,503 reports on human rights violations by the police. In 2011, the amount increased to 1,839. During the first half of 2012, the commission has been sent 873 reports. Based on data from 2011, most of the reports filed dealt with arresting procedures, discrimination and abuses during investigations, shootings and violence. Commissioner Syafruddin Ngulma Simeulue noted that the military was not reported nearly as frequently as the police was. However, there were many complaints filed against the army concerning land disputes between the army and the people. “There should be an audit on the land that is owned by TNI and it should be ensured that the land they use is solely for defense,” Syafruddin said. Ranking just below the police at number two and number three on the commission’s list were private companies and regional governments, respectively. The Indonesian government has been planning on summoning the National Police and the National Commission on Human Rights over recent violence and conflicts involving police. “It is an important moment for us, to once again remind the National Police to reform itself,” Nudirman Munir, a member of House Commission III, said previously. The police have been accused of serious human rights violations in a series of recent fatal incidents during land dispute protests across the country [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
