Ezra Sihite – Indonesia's recently inaugurated Justice and Human Rights Minister Amir Syamsuddin refused on Friday to comment of the alleged killings of villagers in Sumatra, saying that human rights was "something I'm not good at."

"I should not talk about human rights, it is something that I'm not good at it," Amir told journalists at House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday. "There are [people] who are competent to investigate the case, such as from National Commission on Human Rights and others."

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding what may be two separate incidents, including the killing of up to 30 farmers during a dispute with plantation company, Silva Inhutani, in Mesuji, Lampung.

The minister admitted he had few clues about the facts of the cases. "Let's leave it to someone who has the authority to investigate," he said. "The minister of justice and human rights doesn't know everything."