Agustinus Yaam
Detainees- Gender
- Male
- Age when first arrested
- 26
- Age group when first arrested
- 25-64 (adult)
- Date of arrest
- Sep 29, 2021
- Place of origin
- Sorong Regency
- Reason of arrest
- Accused of collaborating with armed groups
- Accused of committing murder
- Arrested by (Institution)
- Military
- Police
- Arrested by (Unit)
- Kodim 1809/Maybrat
- Polres Sorong Selatan
- Type of violation
- Arbitrary Arrest
- Arbitrary Deprivation of Liberty
- Denial of the Right to a Fair Trial
- Torture & Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment and Punishment
- Article(s) in indictment
- Article 170 (2) Criminal Code
- Article 340 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
- Article 353 (3) jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code.
- Article(s) in prosecution
- Article 340 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
- Article(s) in verdict
- Article 340 jo. Article 55 (1) Criminal Code
- Final sentence
- More than 10 years
- Exact sentence
- 18 years
- Date of sentencing
- Jul 28, 2022
- Consecutive detentions
- Yes
- Place of the first detention
- Polres Sorong Selatan
- Place of the second detention
- Polda Sulawesi Selatan
- Place of imprisonment
- Lapas Kelas I Makassar
- Concerns reported
- Arbitrary arrest
- Legal procedure
- Torture
- Tried outside West Papua
- Current status
- Imprisoned
- Sources
- Additional description
Agustinus Yaam was arrested by the police on 29 September 2021. Agus was accused by the police as one of the actors in the killing of four members of the Indonesian army in Maybrat. Agus was transfered to Makasar to the custody of South Sulawesi Regional Police along with Amos Ky, Maikel Yaam, Agustinus Yaam, RY and YW on 29th of December. The transfer was done without informing their lawyers and families leaving MS along with RY and YW no means to having family accompaniment.
The Sorong Six's case were heard at Makasar District Court with legal assistance from LBH Kaki Abu and LBH Makassar. On 31 May 2022 MS, YW and Agustinus Yaam were sentenced to 18 years imprisonment, prosecutors demanded 20 years. Both the prosecutor and the defendants appealed to the high court. However, the high court decided to uphold the previous verdict. The prosecutor appealed again to the Supreme Court, but the appeal was withdrawn on 5 September 2022.
District court (31/05/2022): 18 years
High court (28/07/2022): 18 years
- Related detention facility
Latitude: -1.4461987647501786
Longitude: 132.02142199645556
- Related detention facility (linked Detainees)
- Polres Sorong SelatanPolda Sulawesi SelatanLapas Kelas I Makassar
- Related event
- Attack on Kisor military post