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Suciwati meets Canadian parliament

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Tempo Interactive - May 24, 2007

Raden Rachmadi, Jakarta – Suciwati, widow of late human rights activist Munir, has continued generating supports from the international world regarding the case of her husband's death.

On Tuesday (22/5), she flew to Canada. "She will be visiting for ten days. Suciwati will meet the parliament, media and society groups there," said Usman Hamid, Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violent Acts (Kontras), yesterday (23/5).

According to a former member of the Fact-Finding Team for the case of Munir's death, Canada's position in the United Nations is very important.

This country is one of the active and influential members that result strategic policies including the making of resolution and international regulation such as conventions.

"They invited Suciwati to find out about the progress of human rights in Indonesia and the Indonesian government's efforts in investigating the case of Munir's death," he said.

He said he hoped that the North American country, multilaterally, could play its role to help the disclosure of Munir case.

Bilaterally, Usman hoped that in relation to Indonesia, Canada can place the human rights and Munir case disclosure issues as the priorities in diplomatic talks. In addition, said Usman, technical aid of forensic law and technology can be provided by Canada.

Such aid is important because in disclosing Munir case, the Indonesian government always has an excuse that those matters are the main impediments. "Don't let a country be willing to help but the government accepts it halfheartedly," he said.

Earlier, Suciwati went to the United States and Australia to generate international support in terms of her husband's death.

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