Bambang Muryanto and Slamet Susanto, Yogyakarta – Chairwoman of the National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Siti Noor Laila confirmed that the commission had been denied access to the Yogyakarta Police detainment center.

The commission wanted to look at the cell previously inhabited by the four detainees that were killed by a group of armed men at Sleman Prison.

Detention and evidence center director Adj, Sr.Comr. Sukarwito said he had been ordered to prevent anyone from entering the jail because it was still under renovation.

Yogyakarta Police chief Brig. Gen. Sabar Rahardjo had previously explained that the four detainees had been transferred to Sleman Prison because the ceiling in their cell at the police detainment center was damaged.

"Komnas HAM has the authority to conduct an investigation. By blocking their visit to the cells the police aren't respecting the commission's work," Yogyakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Samsudi Nurseha said.

Separately, director of the Gadjah Mada University's Center for Public Mental Health Noor Rochman Hadjam said that the Sleman Prison wardens might need support after witnessing the violent incident. "We are still waiting for the authorization from the chief warden to organize therapy for them," he said.