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Komnas to continue Talangsari probe

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Jakarta Post - September 6, 2007

Jakarta – Chairman of the National Commission on Human Rights Ifdhal Kasim said Wednesday the commission was committed to continue investigations into the 1989 shooting spree at Talangsari village, Lampung.

The case has remained unsettled but Ifdhal said the commission's new board would work toward making the case clearer.

"One thing is for sure, we'll summon all people implicated in the (Talangsari) case," Ifdhal told detik.com. He said the incident saw hundreds of people killed.

The commission's previous investigation team included Zoemrotin K. Soesilo, who has repeatedly said she had problems summoning people implicated in the case.

The case centered on a Feb. 7, 1989 raid of a group of homes in Talangsari by soldiers from Lampung's Garuda Hitam Military Resort Command. The soldiers raided the homes because residents there were allegedly attempting to set up an Islamic state.

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