On Monday, the groups filed a criticism with Indonesia’s National Human Rights Commission, alleging that three state-owned arms manufacturers had been selling equipment to Myanmar because the coup, in response to Feri Amsari, a legal adviser for the activists.
The group that filed the criticism included two Myanmar organizations: Chin Human Rights Organization and Myanmar Accountability Project, in addition to Marzuki Darusman, former Indonesian attorney general and human rights activist.
In their criticism, they allege that Indonesian state-owned arms maker PT Pindad, state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL and aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia supplied equipment to Myanmar through Myanmar-based True North, which they said was owned by the son of a minister within the military government.
PT Pindad and PT PAL didn’t immediately reply to requests for comment. A PT Pindad executive previously told media the corporate had not sold its products to Myanmar since 2016.
PT Dirgantara Indonesia said it has never had any contract with Myanmar or any third party related to it.
True North didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment, but an undated company profile seen by Reuters showed the corporate had identified three Indonesian arms manufacturers as “strategic partners.”
Activists say Myanmar has purchased a wide range of goods from these corporations, including pistols, assault rifles and combat vehicles.
An Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman said it was investigating the criticism. A defense ministry spokesman didn’t reply to a request for comment.
Darusman said the copyright commission, referred to as Komnas HAM, was required to conduct the investigation because state-owned enterprises are subject to government control and supervision.
