Purborini, Jakarta – As many as 30 protesters from the Solidarity Network for the Families of Victims of Human Rights Violations (JSKKPH) went to the Pertamina Central Hospital on January 11 to call for former President Suharto to be tried.

“I pray that Pak [Su]Harto will get well soon, but justice must still be upheld”, said Anwar Umar, a victim of the 1965 killings, when speaking in front of the hospital lobby.

The wife of the late Munir, Suciwati, also brought a wreath of flowers for Suharto. Suciwati arrived along with her daughter and accompanied by the coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Usman Hamid.

Hamid also called for Suharto to be tried. “There is no statute of limitations on human rights violations”, said Hamid. Hamid said he hoped that proposals not to follow up rights violations would not abrogate the responsibility of past violations by government institutions. Particularly he said, institutions in the security field.

“All of these cases must be handed over to the courts, and it would be good if the attorney general made a legal ruling on the matter”, added Hamid.

[Translated by James Balowski.]