Indonesia’s Legal Aid Institute, in conjunction with several other civil society groups, accused Brimob officers of intimidating latitude against the Public Prosecutor and contempt of court.
According to the statement released, the officers’ behavior showed a clear abuse of power and was designed to disrupt the legal process.
This comes after members of Indonesia’s Mobile Brigade Corps known as Brimob, a special operations and paramilitary branch of the National Police tried to disrupt the trial of five people, including three police officers, over last year’s stadium crush that left 135 people dead.
Wahyu S Wahyu, the chief of operations of the Malang Regency Police, Hasdarman, the commander of the 3rd Mobile Brigade Company of the East Java Police, and Bambang Sidik Achmadi, the head of the Prevention Unit of the Malang Regency Police are the three police officers facing trial.
They are being accused of failing to carry out basic security checks and allowing the use of tear gas in the stadium, despite its prohibition by FIFA, which regulates the sport around the world.
The men are charged under Indonesia’s Criminal Code with negligence leading to death and negligence leading to bodily harm, with the prosecution asking for prison terms of six years and eight months for the two civilian defendants. The prosecution has yet to announce its sentencing demands for the three police officers.
Intimidation Claims In Indonesia Stadium Trail
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