Rights group slams Poso reconciliation
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, 27 Nov 2006

The National Commission on Violence Against Women says it deplores the reconciliatory move between three men charged with beheading three Christian school girls Poso, Central Sulawesi and relatives of the victims.
The Commission's chairwoman, Kamala Chandrakirana, said over the weekend that the move could interfere with theongoing trial in Jakarta.
Kamala said the reconciliation, initiated by the National Police, proved perpetrators of violence against women were still able to act with impunity.
"If there was to be any reconciliation, it should have taken place after the trial was completed. We're really worried that the reconciliation will disturb the legal process to find justice for the families of the victims," she told a media conference.
Kamala said the commission would send a letter about its concerns to the head of the Central Jakarta Court and the National Police chief.
Defendants Hasanuddin, Irwanto and Haris are on trial at the Central Jakarta Court for the 2005 killings.
National Police chief Gen. Sutanto said the meeting was a good step in improving the situation in sectarian conflict-ridden Poso.
"There is a communal reconciliation, and there is a legal process to find justice. We cannot mix these two things,not fair for the families of the victims," said Kamala.