Jakarta – The wife of an Indonesian human rights activist who was fatally poisoned was sent a dismembered chicken, media reports said yesterday. It came with a death threat, warning her not to publicly blame the military for her husband's death.

Indonesia's most prominent rights activist, Mr Munir, died on September 7 on board a flight to Amsterdam. Dutch investigators later found out that he died from arsenic poisoning.

Mr Munir, 38, frequently publicised alleged rights abuses by the country's powerful security forces. Police are investigating the death, but have yet to name any suspects.

Koran Tempo daily reported that Mr Munir's wife, Ms Suciawati, received a dead chicken in the mail on Saturday with a note that said: "Beware. Do not link the Indonesian military with Munir's death. Do you want to end up like this?" A military spokesman was not available for comment. Ms Suciawati has called for Mr Munir's death to be investigated, but has not accused the military of being behind it.

Her husband was a vocal supporter of efforts to investigate the disappearance of dozens of activists during the 32-year reign of former dictator Suharto.