But activists are sceptical, saying expression of regret is insufficient without cases being legally resolved in court and perpetrators tried
Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Picture: BLOOMBERG/DIMAS ARDIANIndonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged a series of incidents amounting to “gross human rights violations” had taken place in his country’s past, including the bloodshed and arrests that took place in 1965 and 1966.
“With a clear, genuine mind and conscience, I as a head of state acknowledge that there were gross human rights violations that did happen in many events,” he said on Wednesday.The president, commonly known as Jokowi, cited 11 other incidents, spanning a period between 1965 and 2003 prior to his tenure as leader, including the shooting dead and abduction of students during protests against Suharto's three-decade rule in the late 1990s.
Jokowi said that the government would seek to restore the rights of victims “fairly and wisely without negating judicial resolving”, though did not specify how. Some activists remained sceptical and said acknowledgment and expression of regret were not sufficient without cases being legally resolved in court and perpetrators tried, noting cases had often been thrown out by the attorney-general’s office, which is tasked with investigating rights violations.
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