INDONESIA: Lenient punishment for police officers who tortured and shot a young man to death
Urgent Appeal Update : The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information regarding the punishment of three police officers who tortured and shot a 23-year-old man, Yusli, in 2011. The court sentenced two of the officers to two years of imprisonment and the other one to five years. It found the officers were responsible for the maltreatment and the death of the victim yet was of the view that the case was one of manslaughter instead of a murder. Read More...
INDONESIA: Lenient punishment for police officers who tortured and shot a young man to death
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