A group of twenty men and women who are victims of human rights violations in 1965 have called for the Commission on Truth and Reconciliation (KKR) to be disbanded until such time as there has been a proper historical account of the G30S/PKI. (G30S - September 30 Movement)

The group were all from North Sumatra and are members of the Action Committee of Victims of the 1965 Human Rights Violations. They gathered outside the MPR/DPR (Parliament and Consultative Assembly) in Jakarta on Monday. Most of them are over 60 years old. They were carrying banners on which was written: 'KKR = Ignoring Human Rights Violations', 'Disband the KKR' and 'Try Suharto, the Mastermind of the Massacres in 1965'.

The coordinator of the event, Jiman Karo-Karo said that they are calling for a rectification of Indonesian history and for all those responsible for the 1965 events to be put on trial. 'In particular, Suharto, the one who was most responsible for the slaughter of millions of people in 1969 - 1968, should go on trial.' They also called on the government to disband the KKR which they said was unconstitutional and was doing nothing to provide justice for the 1965 victims.

Jiman gave details of the many injustices being suffered by the 600,000 victims of 1965 in North Sumatra. They include the seizure of land and other property, unfair dismissals, murder and rape, as well as disappearances.

Unfortunately they were unable to meet leaders of the DPR or the MPR, even though activists from the human rights organisations PBHI, the Legal Aid Institute and North Sumatra People's Advocacy had earlier tried to make contact with the secretariats of these bodies.

They were told that they could not meet assembly leaders as they were away and had other engagements. On hearing this, the group shouted their protests: 'We have come all this way but they don't want to listen to us.' They are not Representatives of the People, they are Deceivers of the People, they said.