Indonesia to Not Respond to People Tribunal In The Hague

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Indonesia will not respond to the results of International Peoples Tribunal in The Hague, the Netherlands, Vice President Jusuf Kalla has said.

The International Peoples Tribunal was held in The Hague on November 10-13, 2015 to raise the alleged crimes against humanity in Indonesia in 1965-1966.

"No, We will not respond to the results of the tribunal," the vice president said at Halim Perdanakusuma airport while seeing President Joko Widodo off to Antalya, Turkey, Saturday to attend the G-20 Summit.

Kalla himself will also leave for Aceh to attend the tenth-year anniversary of Aceh Peace in Banda Aceh on November 14-15, 2015.

The peoples tribunal in the Netherlands was not an official one whose results could be a reference, the vice president opined.

The Tribunal's mission is to examine the evidence for the crimes against humanity, develop an accurate historical and scientific record and apply principles of International Law to the collected evidence.

Testimonies will be given by a selected number of victims and survivors both from Indonesia and political exiles currently living elsewhere.

A range of activities both in Indonesia and the Netherlands have been held prior to the Tribunal with the hope that it will help open up a space for public debate on the history and the culture of persistent violence in post-colonial Indonesia. (WDY)