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Ada Pertanyaan? Hubungi Kami Ady TD Achmad, Robert Sidauruk
Civil Society Coalition (Coalition) puts pressure on the Government to exhibit its commitment in human rights protection by ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The pressure is not without cause, supposedly this year the statute was to be ratified according to the National Action Plan for Human Rights (RANHAM), which was validated by Presidential Regulation No. 23 of 2011.
Mugiyanto, member of Ikatan Keluarga Orang Hilang Indonesia (association for family of missing people), said that the Coalition was surprised with recent statement from the Minister of Defense, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, who explicitly told the public that he refused to ratify the ICC.
The coalition questioned Yusgiantoro view, which is ambivalence with the Minister of Law and Human Rights’ and the Minister of Foreign Affair’s deeds. These ministers have taken progressive steps to prepare ICC ratification by drafting the ICC academic draft and the Draft Bill, including visiting the ICC headquarter and making official statement to support the ICC.
“Official statement to support the ICC had been asserted in several international forums, therefore the Minister of Defense should not convey such refusal,” Mugiyanto said during a media briefing in Imparsial’s office in Jakarta (23/5).
Mugiyanto further contended that the Minister of Defense, who supervises national security sector, should know that the military must bow to civilian authority.
“President and other ministers have agreed to proceed with ratifying the Rome Statute, it’s even incorporated under RANHAM, it’s strange that the Defense Minister went the other way”, he added.
Mugiyanto also addressed the issue on using ICC to prosecute a number of military general during the new order regime, that are alleged of perpetrating human right violation in Indonesia.
“According to Rome Statute, ICC focuses on preventing future human right violation rather than prosecuting past crime. By refusing the ratification, I fear that certain circle is plotting for a massive human right violation, as it occurred in the past”, he explained.
Likewise, Bhatara Ibnureza, Operational Director of Imparsial, said that by ratifying the convention, Indonesia will have strategic advantage at international forums.
He viewed that Indonesia will be a new emerging force in protecting Human Rights within Asia-Pacific region, it may even participate in a more real action to free Palestine by taking part in prosecuting Israel at the ICC.
During the same occasion, Zainal Abidin, member of Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM), said that by ratifying the convention the President’s will leave a legacy for human right protection.
“Our President is under oath to implement constitution, by ratifying the Rome Statute, the President shows his commitment for world peace as mandated under the 1945 Constitution”, he concluded.
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Ady TD Achmad, Robert Sidauruk
Civil Society Coalition (Coalition) puts pressure on the Government to exhibit its commitment in human rights protection by ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The pressure is not without cause, supposedly this year the statute was to be ratified according to the National Action Plan for Human Rights (RANHAM), which was validated by Presidential Regulation No. 23 of 2011.
Mugiyanto, member of Ikatan Keluarga Orang Hilang Indonesia (association for family of missing people), said that the Coalition was surprised with recent statement from the Minister of Defense, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, who explicitly told the public that he refused to ratify the ICC.
The coalition questioned Yusgiantoro view, which is ambivalence with the Minister of Law and Human Rights’ and the Minister of Foreign Affair’s deeds. These ministers have taken progressive steps to prepare ICC ratification by drafting the ICC academic draft and the Draft Bill, including visiting the ICC headquarter and making official statement to support the ICC.
“Official statement to support the ICC had been asserted in several international forums, therefore the Minister of Defense should not convey such refusal,” Mugiyanto said during a media briefing in Imparsial’s office in Jakarta (23/5).
Mugiyanto further contended that the Minister of Defense, who supervises national security sector, should know that the military must bow to civilian authority.
“President and other ministers have agreed to proceed with ratifying the Rome Statute, it’s even incorporated under RANHAM, it’s strange that the Defense Minister went the other way”, he added.
Mugiyanto also addressed the issue on using ICC to prosecute a number of military general during the new order regime, that are alleged of perpetrating human right violation in Indonesia.
“According to Rome Statute, ICC focuses on preventing future human right violation rather than prosecuting past crime. By refusing the ratification, I fear that certain circle is plotting for a massive human right violation, as it occurred in the past”, he explained.
Likewise, Bhatara Ibnureza, Operational Director of Imparsial, said that by ratifying the convention, Indonesia will have strategic advantage at international forums.
He viewed that Indonesia will be a new emerging force in protecting Human Rights within Asia-Pacific region, it may even participate in a more real action to free Palestine by taking part in prosecuting Israel at the ICC.
During the same occasion, Zainal Abidin, member of Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM), said that by ratifying the convention the President’s will leave a legacy for human right protection.
“Our President is under oath to implement constitution, by ratifying the Rome Statute, the President shows his commitment for world peace as mandated under the 1945 Constitution”, he concluded.
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