Wahyoe B./Andi Hajramurni, Malang/Makassar – Activists in Malang and Makassar staged a rally Monday to demand the government solve the now five-year old murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib.

In Malang, a group calling themselves the Friends of Munir from Greater Malang protested in the city square. During the rally, they called on the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the National Police to reactivate a special team that once handled the case.

Meanwhile, at Losari beach, Makassar, activists from several organizations held a solidarity protest to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the death of the prominent rights figure.

They collected signatures for a petition and demanded the government arrest whoever is responsible for the murder.