The Unfulfilled Promise of Truth

Suciwati's initiative is long overdue. The widow of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib requested the Central Information Commission (KIP) to disclose the fact-finding team's results. Suciwati's quest may finally be the first step to unveiling and punishing those ultimately responsible for the heinous crime against her husband.

Munir died on September 7, 2004, aboard a flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam. The autopsy results confirmed that arsenic poisoning had caused the death. After 12 years, the real masterminds have never been identified and the case is far from full resolution. Several officials of the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) suspected to have been involved in the crime are still on the loose. Only Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto was sentenced to 20 years in prison, along with Indra Setiawan, former CEO of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. The latter was found guilty of falsifying Pollycarpus' assignment letter.