Veronica Koman
Veronica Koman is a human rights activist and lawyer. She was awarded the Sir Ronald Wilson Human Rights Award in October 2019.[1]
Career
Indonesian officials charged her under Indonesia's electronic transaction (ITE) laws as a "provocateur" and for "spreading hoaxes".[2] She went to Australia and in September 2019, Indonesia “threatened to ask Interpol to issue a red notice for pro-Papuan activist Veronica Koman, who is hiding in Australia, unless she reports to authorities by the end of Wednesday.”[3]
The Guardian reported that after the red notice request was made, Australia refused to rule out handing over Koman to Indonesian authorities. They stated, “The Interpol “red notice” system – ostensibly used to “seek the location and arrest of wanted persons wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence” – is regularly abused by authoritarian governments to pursue dissidents or political opponents who have left the country's territory.”[4]
References
- ^ "Indonesian human rights lawyer wins prize for West Papua work". RNZ. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Wibawa, Tasha (2019-09-18). "Indonesian anger mounts as police chase lawyer hiding in Australia". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- ^ Wibawa, Tasha (September 18, 2019). "Veronica Koman, pro-Papuan lawyer wanted by Indonesian police, is hiding in Australia". ABC News. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Cordell, Marni; Doherty, Ben (September 17, 2019). "Australia refuses to rule out handing over Sydney lawyer who advocates for West Papuans to Indonesia". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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