medcom.id, Jakarta: The International People's Tribunal at the Hague recently declared that Indonesia committed crimes against humanity in the 1965-1966 anti-communist purge.
"It is outside national legal system. We should understand that the verdict is not binding," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Arrmanatha Nasir at the ministry's office, Jakarta, on Thursday (7/21/2016).
Arrmanatha reiterated Indonesia's commitment on democracy including freedom of speech.
The verdict mentioned that 400-500 thousand people were killed during the purge. Meanwhile, others were raped, tortured and detained without trial.
It also stated the involvement of the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK) and Australia.
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