The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union,
Referring to the case of Mr. Tengku Nashiruddin Daud, a member of the parliament of Indonesia killed in January 2000, as outlined in the report of the Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians (CL/178/12(b)-R.1), and to the resolution adopted at its 177th session (October 2005),
Taking account of the observations provided by the Indonesian delegation to the 114th Assembly at the hearing held with the Committee,
Recalling that Mr. Tengku Nashiruddin Daud, an outspoken critic of the activity of the military in Aceh while it was a military operational zone, disappeared on 24 January 2000 and was found dead a day later; that police investigations are under way and reports thereon have been submitted to the House of Representatives,
Considering that further information is needed to proceed with the examination of this case and that, according to the parliamentary authorities, this information may be gathered more easily if the case remains confidential,
- Thanks the Indonesian delegation for its cooperation;
- Authorizes the Committee to continue examining Mr. Daud’s case under its confidential procedure;
- Nevertheless remains deeply concerned at the fact that justice has not been done in this case and that the investigation may possibly not be conducted with the necessary thoroughness and diligence;
- Reaffirms that impunity is a grave threat to respect for human rights as it only encourages the repetition of crime; and therefore calls on the Indonesian parliament to continue its monitoring of the investigation in this case;
- Requests the Committee to report to it again at the appropriate time in the light of such information as it may have gathered, and requests the Secretary General to inform the authorities and the sources accordingly.
HUMAN RIGHTS