Candidates by Rights
As of the end of last week, President Yudhoyono had not yet submitted the name of his candidate for National Police Chief to the House of Representatives. It is suspected that the recommendation of the National Commission on Human Rights will get in the way. Loyalty is the key to being chosen.
September 29, 2010
ALL last week, 11 members of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) had an additional duty. They held a special meeting in which they went through old documents. One by one, they reread investigative reports on cases of human rights violations, news clippings, and old complaint files covered in dust.
“We were asked to check out the backgrounds of candidates for National Police Chief from the human rights perspective,” said Kom
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