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SBY puts up defense regarding 'lost' Munir report

Jakarta Post - October 24, 2016

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Jakarta – Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has chimed in on the recent fiasco over the "lost" investigative report of slain human rights activist Munir Said Thalib that took place during his administration, vowing to soon give a public explanation on the matter.

Through his official Twitter account @SBYudhoyono, he argues that recent media reports about the missing document have been politicized.

"I chose to restrain myself and not be reactive in commenting on any kinds of accusations. This is an important and sensitive issue. It is also about truth and justice," he tweeted on Sunday evening.

In the past two weeks, Yudhoyono reportedly had been discussing the matter with his former ministers, reopenined documents and notes on the Munir case to prepare an explanation to the public. He is set to explain what measures his administration took in relation to the murder case since November 2004, when he formed a fact-finding team comprising independent experts to probe Munir's death.

A public statement would be made to know the real truth, he said. "We will deliver the explanation within two or three days. It must be based on facts, logic and of course truth," Yudhoyono further tweeted.

Munir died onboard a Garuda Indonesia flight to Amsterdam on Sept. 7, 2004. In which Yudhoyono claimed in his tweet that he was still a presidential candidate when the murder happened.

The Central Information Commission (KIP) in its ruling on Oct. 10, had ordered the State Secretariat to disclose the fact-finding team's report on Munir's murder to the public. However, the Secretariat later claimed the document was not in their possession. (rin)

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/24/sby-puts-up-defense-regarding-lost-munir-report.html.