Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation into allegations of police brutality and unlawful killings during post-election riots in the Indonesian capital last month.
The rights organization said yesterday in a publicly released letter to President Joko Widodo that it has credible evidence of a range of grave violations by paramilitary police, who it alleged were responsible for 10 unlawful killings.
Officially, nine people died in what police said were orchestrated riots in Jakarta after results released May 21 confirmed Widodo was re-elected president with 55.5% of the vote.
Police have acknowledged disproportionate violence by some officers.
Amnesty International said at least four other men were beaten in the same incident and one was so badly injured he was admitted to an intensive care unit.
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