Jubilee Campaign USA, September 13, 2002
Chronology of Pastor Rinaldy Damanik Arrest
September 13, 2002
Jubilee Campaign
www.jubileecampaign.org
"Criminals are arrested on the streets, houses, forest, and those are quite normal
cases. However, in Rev. Rinaldy Damanik's case, he was arrested in a police office.
Very strange, yet that was what happened. Police arrested him, while he was willing
to be questioned as a witness, not as a suspect." Johnson Panjaitan (Rev. Damanik's
attorney) quoted from Media Indonesia, September 13, 2002
1. August 15, 2002: Three Christian Citizens were killed in Peleru and both Peleru and
Mayumba villages were attacked.
2. August 16, 2002: Rev. Damanik received a request for evacuation from both
villages. Evacuation mission started.
3. August 17, 2002: Evacuation mission continued in Peleru village when Rev.
Damanik and team were stopped by the officer. There, their car was search by the
officer from the Regional Police of Central Sulawesi. The search was done without any
witness, and Rev. Damanik did not observe the search since he and his team was
asked to move away 50 meters from the car. They along with other refugees left the
Peleru village later with the escort of military officer from Indonesian Armed Force
Infantry Battalion 711.
4. August 22, 2002: The Summon Letter asking Rev. Damanik to come to the office of
Regional Police of Central Sulawesi was released. This letter states that Rev.
Damanik was a suspect and has violates Chapter 1 Law of Emergency No. 12/1951
by owning guns and ammunitions.
5. August 27, 2002: Rev. Damanik sent his response to the office of Regional Police
of Central Sulawesi, with the carbon copy to central government and domestic and
international churches institution denying the accusation by giving logical and
systematic explanation, and also shows the possibility of conspiracy set up to keep
Poso district in disorder.
6. September 5, 2002: Summon Letter from the Central Police of Republic of
Indonesia was released and sent to Damanik to be a witness for the above issue.
Damanik was being ask to come to the office of Central Police of Republic of
Indonesia in Jakarta on September 9, 2002.
7. September 9, 2002: Chief of the Public Relation of Police of the Republic of
Indonesia, General Inspector of Police Saleh Saaf, stated that Damanik was
summoned as a suspect instead of as a witness of the case.
8. September 10 ,2002: Chief of Central Police of Republic Indonesia, General Da'i
Bachtiar denied that Damanik was summoned as a witness, instead he said Damanik
was asked to come to Jakarta as a suspect of the case.
The interrogation of Damanik begin on 09.30. At 14.00, Chief of Regional Police of
Central Sulawesi came to the interrogation room, and later at 17.45 10 guns with 100
ammunition was brought into the interrogation room.
Later in the evening Brigadier General Police Aryanto Sutadi as the Director of
General Criminal, Investigation Corps of Police of Republic of Indonesia stated that
Damanik was officially detained as a suspect in violation to Chapter 1 Law of
Emergency No. 12/1951 verse (1), junto Chapter 55 and 56 Book of Constitution of
Criminal Law.
Damanik Letters to :Kapolda Sulteng & MPH PGI, and Surat Panggillan Polri untuk
Damanik
http://www.tempo.co.id/news/2002/9/10/1,1,40,id.html
http://www.jaknews.com/2002/pol/sep/10092002-1230jak05.htm
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