Indonesia: Labour unionist was summoned by the police
Event- Country
- Indonesia
- Initial Date
- Mar 10, 2021
- Event Description
Chairman Kongres Aliansi Serikat Buruh Indonesia (KASBI), The General Chairman of Congress of Indonesia Unions Alliance, Nining Elitos, was summoned by the police regarding allegations of sedition and violations of health quarantine. This case is being handled by Direktorat Reserse Kriminal Umum Polda Metro Jaya. In the police report number: LP / 235 / III / YAN.2.5 / 2021 / SPKT PMJ dated 9 March and the Inquiry Letter Number: SP.Lidik / 777 / III / 2021 / Ditreskrimum dated 10 March, the police scheduled Nining's request for clarification on Monday , March 15. The charges were filed after Nining Elitos organised a rally on International Women's Day on 8 March.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- #COVID-19
- Freedom of assembly
- Offline
- HRD
- Labour rights defender
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: -5.949296537272517
Longitude: 106.39380545798329
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On March 10, 2021, Nining Elitos, a labour unionist WHRD, was summoned by the police over false charges days after she organised rally's on international women's day in Jakarta, Indonesia