ES8 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-Ol JAKART 05076 01 OF 02 PTQ1356 251038Z RELEASED IN PART B6 AIT-03 AMAD-Ol ACDA-08 ACDE-OO AID-OO EB-OO FBIE-OO DS-OO DOEE-OO SRPP -OO 10-00 LAB-Ol L-Ol TEDE-OO INR-OO OPIC-Ol PA- OO OMB-Ol NSCE-OO OIC-02 STR-OO TRSE-OO SP-OO P-OO SCT-OO DRL-04 G-OO PMB-OO DSCC-OO PRM-Ol 027W SWCI-OO ------------------6E9E4D 251043Z 38 R 251032Z SEP 9 8 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHOC 3802 INFO SECDEF WASHDC USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI ASEAN COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMCONSUL HONG KONG AIT TAIPEI 1007 AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY CANBERRA INFO LOG-OO CIAE-OO IM-Ol NSAE-OO PRS-OO USIE-OO SAS-OO ACQ-Ol H-Ol ADS-OO PM-OO T-OO NFAT-OO CON F IDE N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 005076 USCINCPAC FOR AMB SALMON E O 12958 DECL 9 25 03 TAGS PHUM PREL PGOV SCUL ID SUBJECT RIOT RAPE INVESTIGATION TEAM LEADER SUSPECTS LINKS CONFIDENTIAL JAKART 05076 01 OF 02 251038Z PAGE 02 CONNECTING RECENT RIOTS KIDNAPPINGS AND STUDENT KILLINGS REF 1 A JAKARTA 4985 B JAKARTA 4680 U CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS ED MCWILLIAMS REASONS 1 5 B AND D o 2 C SUMMARY THE LEADER OF THE FACT-FINDING TEAM INVESTIGATING THE RIOTS AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS RAPES WHICH ACCORDING TO WELLFQUNDED REPORTING TRANSPIRED IN A NUMBER OF INDONESIAN CITIES IN MAY HAS TESTIFIED BEFORE A PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION ABOUT THE TEAM S PRELIMINARY FINDINGS HE SAID THAT THE TEAM HAD A liVERY STRONG BASIS OF EVIDENCE THAT SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND RAPES OCCURRED II HE ALSO STATED THAT THE TEAM BELIEVED THE RIOTS MAY HAVE BEEN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES E LAIllGUERA DATE CASE ID 03 JUL 2006 200502473 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CONNECTED TO THE KIDNAPPING AND TORTURE OF POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND TO THE SHOOTING DEATH OF STUDENTS AT TRISAKTI UNIVERSITY HE CLAIMED HE HAD ABRI COMMANDER GENERAL WIRANTO'S ASSURANCE THAT THE TEAM COULD INTERVIEW MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY HONOR BOARD WHICH INVESTIGATED THE INVOLVEMENT OF SENIOR MILITARY LEADERS INCLUDING LT GENERAL PRABOWO RET ABOU' I' THE KIDNAPPINGS SO AS TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF LINKS SEPARATELY A SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIAL HAS STATED THAT PRABOWO WILL SOON FACE A COURT MARTIAL UNCONFIRMED REPORTING CLAIMS THAT SOME OF THE STILL-MISSING ACTIVISTS MAY BE ALIVE BUT IN VERY POOR CONDITION WE NOTE THAT I IALSO B E L--I-E--VE -S---T--H E-T H RE E-----c R I-M IN AL----A C T-IV IT IE S- --WE RE L IN KE D - -E ND --S tJMMARY INTERIM TEAM REPORT ON SUBJECT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPES 3 U THE LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZED FACT FINDING TEAM CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 JAKART 05076 01 OF 02 251038Z INVESTIGATING THE MAY RIOTING AND RAPES TESTIFIED BEFORE A PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 24 HIS TESTIMONY AS ANTICIPATED REF A INCLUDED AN AFFIRMATION THAT THE TEAM HAD SOLID EVIDENCE THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAPES HAD OCCURRED HE STATED THAT THE TEAM HAD FOUND THAT THERE WAS A VERY STRONG BASIS OF EVIDENCE THAT SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND ALSO RAPES OCCURRED DURING THE RIOTS HE ADDED THAT THE TEAM WAS SEEKING ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULTS INCLUDING RAPE IN SOLO SQRABAYA MEDAN PALEMBANG AND LAMPUNG AS WELL AS JAKARTA COMMENT WE ARE AWARE OF INVESTIGATIONS ALSO REGARDING SEXUAL ASSAULT RAPE IN BEKASI AND TANGERANG END COMMENT 4 C CHARLES HIMAWAN A MEMBER OF THE INDONESIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WHO HAS BEEN ASSISTING THE FACT FINDING TEAM AS LIAISON WITH THE COMMISSION TOLD POLOFF SEPTEMBER 24 THAT THE TEAM HAD BEEN ABLE TO GATHER EVIDENCE FROM MEDICAL WORKERS AND OTHERS WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO VICTIMS MARZUKI DID NOT ELABORATE ON THE TEAM'S SOURCES IN HIS PUBLIC TESTIMONY TEAM LEADER SUSPECTS LINKS BETWEEN RIOTS AND OTHER INVESTIGATIONS 5 U MARZUKI WHO IS ALSO VICE CHAIRPERSON OF THE INDONESIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TOLD THE PARLIAMENTARIANS THAT THE TEAM BELIEVED THERE WERE LINKS BETWEEN THE RIOTS THE ABDUCTIONS TORTURE OF POLITICAL ACTIVISTS AND THE SHOOTING DEATH OF FOUR TRISAKTI UNIVERSITY STUDENTS THESE CONDITIONS THE RIOTING WERE SHAPED BY THE SHOOTING AT TRISAKTI BUT WERE ALSO AFFECTED BY A SERIES OF VIOLENT ACTS AGAINST ACTIVISTS AND STUDENTS AND ABDUCTIONS OF THEM MARZUKI TOLD THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION UNCLASSIFIED B6 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 JAKART 05076 01 OF 02 251038Z 6 U MARZUKI ADDED THAT THE TEAM WAS LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE MILITARY MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN THE RIOTS I WE ARE LOOKING VERY CLOSELY INTO THAT POSSIBILITY AND INTO A VARIETY OF POSSIBILITIES OF LINKS BUT WE CANNOT MAKE ANY FIRM CONCLUSION AT THIS MOMENT I 7 U MARZUKI SAID THAT THE TEAM WAS SEEKING ACCESS TO THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE RECENT MILITARY HONOR BOARD WHICH TOOK TESTIMONY FROM FORMER LT GENERAL PRABOWO AND OTHER SENIOR MILITARY OFFICIALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ' KIDNAPPING AND TORTURE OF POLITICAL ACTIVISTS MARZUKI TOLD THE PARLIAMENTARIANS THAT I THE ABRI COMMANDER WIRANTO HAS ASSURED US THAT WE CAN HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HONOR BOARD AND THEY WILL BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE TEAM PRABOWO YET TO FACE COURT MARTIAL 8 U SEPARATELY MILITARY POLICE COMMANDER MAJOR GENERAL SYAMSU DJALAL TOLD THE PRESS SEPTEMBER 24 THAT FORMER LT GENERAL PRABOWO WOULD BE BROUGHT BEFORE A MILITARY TRIBUNAL AFTER 11 MEMBERS OF THE ARMY'S SPECIAL FORCES KOPASSUS WERE TRIED FOR THEIR ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE KIDNAPPING OF DISSIDENTS HE CLAIMED THAT THE COURT MARTIAL WOULD BEGIN SOON CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUMENT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 ACTION EAP-01 INFO JAKART 05076 02 OF 02 PTQ1357 251038Z LOG-OO ClAE-OO IM-01 NSAE-OO PRS-OO USIE-OO SAS-OO ACDA-08 ACDE-OO AID-OO AIT-03 ' AMAD-01 DOEE-OO SRPP-OO DS-OO EB-OO FBIE-OO ' IO-OO LAB-01 TEDE-OO INR-OO L-01 OMB-01 NSCE-OO OIC-02 OPIC-01 PA-OO P-OO SCT-OO SP-OO STR-OO TRSE-OO PMB-OO DSCC-OO PRM-01 DRL-04 G-OO 027W ------------------6E9E50 251043Z 38 R 251032Z SEP 98 FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3803 INFO SECDEF WASHDC UNCLASSIFIED ACQ-01 H-01 ADS-OO PM-OO T-OO NFAT-OO UNCLASSIFIED USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI ASEAN COLLECTIVE AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMCONSUL HONG KONG AIT TAIPEI 1008 AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY CANBERRA CON F IDE N T I A L SECTION 02 OF 02 JAKARTA 005076 USCINCPAC FOR AMB SALMON E O 12958 DECL 9 25 03 TAGS PHUM PREL PGOV SCUL ID SUBJECT RIOT RAPE INVESTIGATION TEAM LEADER SUSPECTS LINKS CONFIDENTIAL JAKART 05076 02 OF 02 251038Z PAGE 02 CONNECTING RECENT RIOTS KIDNAPPINGS AND STUDENT KILLINGS REF A JAKARTA 4985 B JAKARTA 4680 9 C I I TOLD LABATT SEPTEMBER 24 THAT THERE IS REPORTING THAT THREE OF THE 14 MISSING ACTIVISTS ARE STILL ALIVE BUT THAT THEY WERE II PHYSICALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY RUINED AND PARALYZED II ACCORDING TO THIS REPORTING ABRI IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THEY ARE STILL ALIVE AND RELEASE THEM BECAUSE OF THEIR OBVIOUS SEVERE MISTREATMENT TORTURE EARLIERJ I I TOLD POLCOUNS THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT TWO OF THE VICTIMS WERE STILL ALIVE BUT WERE IN VERY BAD CONDITION 10 C COMMENT REF B REPORTED THAT THE I ELIEVED THAT THERE WERE LINKS AMONG THE MAY RIOTS THE KILLINGS AND THE KIDNAPPING TORTURE OF ACTIVISTS SPECIFICALLY HE TOLD POLCOUNS HE BELIEVED THAT A JOINT SECURITY FORCE UNIT OPERATING CLANDESTINELY WITH THE KN'OWLEDGE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ALL THREE CRIMINAL ACTIONS HE ASSESSED THAT SUCH AN OPERATION HAD A PRECEDENT IN THE NOTORIOUS MULTI-FORCE OPERATION CODE-NAMED IIPETRUSII WHICH WAS CONDUCTED IN 1984-85 AND WHICH TARGETED ALLEGED CRIMINAL ELEMENTS IN JAKARTA FOR KIDNAPPING AND KILLING MARZUKI AND THE RIOT FACT-FINDING TEAM APPEAR TO BE MOVING IN THE SAME DIRECTION WITH THEIR ANALYSIS ROY CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED B6 B6 B6 B6 B6 B6 PAGE 03 JAKART 05076 UNCLASSIFIED 02 OF 02 251038Z CONFIDENTIAL END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu