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found was reported by his colleagues in WALHI to have no traffic route that could relate with the police’s accident story. They also suspected the autopsy conducted by the doctor chosen by the police and that the autopsy was carried out after having been bathed and embalmed. The clothes found on
Siregar’s unconscious body contained mud and wet soil, despite the fact that the place where he was found was paved, without soil nearby; This further strengthens the argument by family and fellow activists that someone was trying to cover up by dropping his body by the road side after being assaulted elsewhere.
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Andriyanto announced in a media statement that Siregar's death was as a result of a single-vehicle traffic accident which occurred when his motorbike hit a kerb, and that alcohol was in his system according to the conducted autopsy report. His death was claimed by his family and fellow activists to be related to his human rights and environmental work. The three men who found him were later arrested for theft of his personal belongings but not assault.
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Victims of Violence (Kontras) said the police refused their request to have access to the official documents relating to the death of Siregar. There are also questions regarding the police non-disclosure of the details of the traffic accident analysis that leads to their conclusion about how Siregar die.
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The police report was refuted by his family and fellow activists. It was suspected that the head injury he sustained was a result of having been beaten rather than a motorbike accident or in an attack by bike-riding robbers, as reported in the preliminary police reports because he had no body injury.
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Family and friends also suspected that right-eye bruises on his body seemed to be from a hard, direct blow. The possibility of violent theft was also contested by his fellow activists that his motorbike should have been stolen along with his missing personal belongings. The said road on which he was
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the hydro energy company NSHE used to obtain a license and that his analysis about the impact of the project on local orangutan and tiger populations was omitted. He signed off on 2014 assessment of the dam’s environmental impact, but later, kick against the project. He discovered that his signature
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In the evening of 2 October 2019, Mr. Siregar was said to have visited his uncle’s house, played board games, drank tea and left at about 11 p.m. At about 1:15 a.m., Siregar’s unconscious body was brought to the hospital by three men claiming he was found lying in the street. On Oct. 11, North
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to the 2014 report earlier signed by Mr. Onrizal. Sumatra Police issued a
Termination Letter of Investigation (SP3) to close the investigation about the alleged forgery earlier filed by Siregar and this triggered him to report them to the National Police for misconduct. Siregar also lodged a
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Before his death, he was engaged in a forgery law suit against the North
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