2008-09-26 Witnesses pull out of human rights murder trial. Radio Netherlands.

Three witnesses in the trial concerning the murder of the Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib have retracted their statements.

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2008-06-20 Wife of slain Indonesian activist praises arrest of official. Malaysia Star.

Suciwati, Munir's widow, hailed the arrest of a former official from Indonesia's intelligence agency suspected in the killing of her husband, a prominent Indonesian human rights activist.  

Suciwati called the arrest an important step in ending the "culture of impunity.''

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2008-04-09 Written declaration on the murder of the human rights activist Munir Said Thalib adopted. European Parliament, EU.

EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering announced the adoption of a written declaration on the murder of the human rights activist Munir Said Thalib.

The declaration, signed by 412 out of 785 MEPs so far, calls on the Indonesian authorities to take all necessary action to ensure that those responsible for the murder at all levels are brought to trial and justice is delivered as quickly as possible.

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2008-02-11 Ex-Garuda boss jailed over murder. BBC.

An Indonesian court has sentenced the former boss of the national airline to one year in jail for his part in the murder of Munir.

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2008-01-26 Indonesia Sentences Pilot in 2004 Murder of Activist. Washington Post, USA.

Indonesia's Supreme Court on Friday sentenced a former pilot to 20 years in prison for the murder of Munir.

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2008-01-17 Spy agency's top officials linked to activist's murder. Sidney Morning Herald, Australia.

Fresh evidence has emerged that ties Indonesia's Intelligence Agency (BIN) to the poisoning of human rights activist Munir, indicating top officials lied to court hearings about the 2004 murder.

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2006-10-04 Munir murder conviction quashed. BBC News, UK.

In 2004, Indonesia's prominent human rights activist Munir was poisoned. Former pilot Pollycarpus Priyanto was found guilty of his murder. Now the Supreme Court ruled that there was not enough evidence to convict him.

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