The case relates to an incident in the Papuan district of Paniai in 2014 when security forces allegedly opened fire on a crowd of hundreds of residents who had gathered to protest against the beating a child, killing four and injuring 17.
JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian court on Thursday, December 8, acquitted a retired army officer in the fatal shooting of four teenagers in Papua in 2014, crushing hopes the military would be held accountable for alleged abuses in the country’s restive easternmost region.
Presiding judge Sutisna Sawati on Thursday said the defendant had been found not guilty, and was cleared of all charges.Yones Douw, a lawyer and representative for the families of the victims, said the trial was only held to “create a good image for Indonesia”. Prosecutors, who alleged that Isak had failed in his command responsibility by not stopping his troops, had called for him to be jailed for 10 years.
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