Early day motion · EDM 2139 · 22 Jul 2008
MURDER OF MUNIR SAID THALIB
Tabled by Jeremy Corbyn (Your Party)
18 signatures
The motion
That this House recognises and supports the work of KASUM (The Committee for Solidarity With Munir) to bring those responsible for the murder of Indonesian human rights defender Munir Said Thalib to account; welcomes the progress made so far in connection with the case; further welcomes the recent arrest of Major General Muchdi Purwoprandjono, a former member of the Indonesian state intelligence agency BIN; requests the UK Government to ask the Indonesian government to make public the report by an independent fact-finding team into the Munir case, ordered by the Indonesian President, and to ensure that all those responsible for Munir's death are brought before the courts; further requests the UK Government to monitor closely the continuing developments in the case; and encourages the UK Government to support human rights defenders, independent journalists and civil society activists in Indonesia.
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