Alphaz 7,969 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 A transgender woman has been doused in petrol and burned alive by a mob in Indonesia. The 43-year-old victim died on Sunday from injuries suffered in the horrific attack the day before (4 April), Indonesian media reported this week. According to reports, the woman had been confronted by a large group and accused of stealing. When no possessions were found on her, they doused her in petrol and set her on fire. Despite identifing six suspects and arresting three of them, police in Jakarta said on Wednesday (8 April) that the group would not face murder charges as they didn't believe the woman had been set on fire intentionally, NBC News reports. Instead the suspects could be charged with physical violence, which carries a lesser maximum sentence of 12 years. Usman Ham, Amnesty International Indonesia’s Executive Director, urged Indonesian authorities to properly investigate the case. “This despicable murder must be investigated urgently. It would not be the first time that LGBTI people in Indonesia have been violently targeted simply for who they are", Mr Ham said. “Without prompt action from the authorities to cast light on this horrifying crime and bring perpetrators to justice, transgender people in Indonesia will feel even further neglected and vilified by their government. “The authorities must also take this appalling murder as a wake-up call and repeal its laws that criminalise specific gender identities.” Transgender people in Indonesia are known as 'waria', a portmanteau of the Indonesian words for 'man' and 'woman'. https://attitude.co.uk/article/trans-woman-doused-in-petrol-and-burned-alive-by-mob-in-indonesia/23166/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphaz 7,969 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 JAKARTA - Indonesian police said on Wednesday they would not bring murder charges against suspects accused of killing a transgender woman by dousing her with petrol and setting her on fire. The 43-year-old died on Sunday from burns sustained in the incident a day earlier. Her death was reported by Indonesian media on Tuesday. Police said on Wednesday they believed the suspects who set the fire had not burned her intentionally. They identified six suspects, three of whom had been arrested. Budhi Herdi Susianto, the North Jakarta police chief, said the suspects had accused the woman of stealing and doused her with petrol. One of the suspects had lit a match, but did not intend to burn her, the police chief said. The suspects could be charged with physical violence, carrying a maximum sentence of 12 years. Usman Hamid, the Indonesian representative of Amnesty International, told Reuters it seemed too early for the police to conclude that there was no intent to set the woman on fire. "The police need take investigative actions that are impartial and independent. They can't seem like the perpetrators' lawyers," he said. Andreas Harsono, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, said the incident was indicative of a rise in hostility and vilification of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. "Her death should be a reminder to many Indonesians that transgender women deserve justice and equal rights," he said. "Thousands of transgender women, gay men or lesbian women have been humiliated in Indonesia these past few years." Homosexuality is not regulated by law in Indonesia, except in Aceh province where same-sex relations are banned under sharia law. But growing social and religious conservatism has driven escalating vitriol toward sexual minorities in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. Indonesia's transgender community is locally known as "waria" - a combination of the Indonesian words for "woman" and "man." https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/no-murder-charges-case-trans-woman-burned-death-indonesia-n1179011 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quartz 12,762 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 As this is ongoing, I hope that they do get to the bottom of it and have the law be executed to its fullest extent. Inside, we are really made the same. 🕊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG 7 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 How the F*CK do you “accidentally” set someone on fire?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphaz 7,969 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 38 minutes ago, darkpaw said: How the F*CK do you “accidentally” set someone on fire?? It's definitely not accident. **** the Police. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagi 2,750 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I truly hope they will be burned as well just to feel what that brave woman had to go through Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 50 minutes ago, darkpaw said: How the F*CK do you “accidentally” set someone on fire?? Was about to say this - of course they're gonna say they didn't mean to actually burn her if they're apprehended and potentially facing charges... This is so disgusting - I wish in cases like these, they'd at least release images of people who did it - let the rest of the world know who these vile evil c*nts are It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem 17,801 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I'm so glad I live in a country with normal values where this would never happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvador Sequea 813 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 It's the 19th Century all over again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
not Chromatica 5,393 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I'm beyond devastated by this news, but we cannot lose hope. Justice will be served sooner or later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagaweekly 298 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 17 minutes ago, Hurem said: I'm so glad I live in a country with normal values where this would never happen. This sounds so insensitive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,854 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 4 hours ago, darkpaw said: How the F*CK do you “accidentally” set someone on fire?? I was thinking the same thing The gasoline was accidentally poured and then lit? As much as I don't like to jump to conclusions, and like to give the benefit of the doubt when I don't have all the facts... Assuming this is being reported accurately, I don't see how something like this can possibly happen by "accident" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bt1 5,213 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Economy said: I was thinking the same thing The gasoline was accidentally poured and then lit? As much as I don't like to jump to conclusions, and like to give the benefit of the doubt when I don't have all the facts... Assuming this is being reported accurately, I don't see how something like this can possibly happen by "accident" I actually can see how an accident like this could happen. Someone used the gasoline, another person the fire. They didnt understand they cant control it. But even if this is true, the way this crime has happened cant make me understand the police decision. It is clear that the situation would have been different if the victim was someone else. At least one person from the group should be accused of murder, to make this decision technically believable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice bear 1 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 i wish the minds of the prossecutors could be freed of their fears, denials and restraints due to culture or family it's the only way this type of violence could end indefinitely and this is why education - and psychologic education - are so important ice heard one side from above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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