Indonesia: 2 legal assistants of residents of Pancoran were detained

Event
Country
  • Indonesia
Initial Date
Mar 24, 2021
Event Description

Yayasan Lembaga Bantuan Hukum Indonesia (YLBHI) said that 2 legal assistants for residents of Pancoran, South Jakarta, were detained by the South Jakarta Metro Police. "Two legal assistants for the residents of Pancoran, Safaraldy from LBH Jakarta and Dzuhrian from Paralegal Jalanan were arrested for no reason by the South Jakarta Police on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Both were detained while delivering a letter regarding the refusal to investigate the Pancoran residents

Impact of Event
2
Gender of HRD
  • Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
Violation
  • (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
  • Judicial Harassment
Rights Concerned
  • Right to liberty and security
  • Right to work
HRD
  • Lawyer
Perpetrator-State
  • Police
Source

Detik

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: -6.268923762083071

Longitude: 106.46670331743748

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On March 24, 2021, two lawyers assisting a community of residents facing evictions were detained by the police after delivering a letter in Jakarta, Indonesia