TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Chairman of Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah Youth Danhil Anzar Simanjuntak said that the autopsy of Siyono, former resident of Cawas, Klaten, Central Java who was accused by police as the leader of new Jamaah Islamiyah, was performed smoothly. “The autopsy has completed,” Danhil said in his written statement, Sunday, April 3, 2016.

Danhil made two important notes referring to the provisional findings revealed by the head of Muhammadiyah forensic team, dr. Gatot Suharto. The two notes are an allegation that Siyono had not undergone an autopsy before and the findings of wounds on several parts of his body from blunt trauma.

On Sunday, April 3, 2016, forensic team of Muhammadiyah and Central Java Police performed an autopsy on Siyono’s body. The 3.5-hour long autopsy was peformed by nine Muhammadiyah’s doctors and one forensic pathologist of Central Java police.

Police alleged that Siyono was the leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah youth group which had been reported as a terrorist group. The National Police said that the group is linked to Al Qaeda network, Bali bombings perpetrators, ISIS, Santoso group and Thamrin bombing perpetrators.

“The group inherited a lot of weapons from Bali bombings group and the previous one. And he [Siyono] was the one who knew where the weapons bunker was,” said Public Relations Chief of Police Headquarters Insp. Gen. Anton Charlian not long ago.

Special Detachment 88 Anti-terror arrested Siyono on March 8, 2016. Three days later, Siyono was declared dead on his way to hospital.

The National Police’s autopsy found that Siyono was dead from bleeding at the back of his head. Bleeding was allegedly suffered from head impact with the frame of car window. Siyono’s family had requested for re-autopsy following the unsual death.

Muhammadiyah Youth helped Siyono’s family upon the request of Human Rights National Commission. They said that they were willing to perform Siyono’s autopsy as part of the efforts of religious outreach (dakwah). They subsequently formed a forensic team consisted of Muhammadiyah and the National Police’s expert doctors.

Head of Muhammadiyah forensic team, dr Gatot Suharto, at Siyono’s house revealed his findings about a number of wounds suffered from blunt force and broken bones on some parts of Suyono’s body. Forensic pathologist from Central Java Police, Adj. Sr. Comr. Summy Hastry Purwanti, who also performed the autopsy, has confirmed the signs of violence on Siyono’s body. “To confirm if it was the cause of the death, we are still waiting for the results from the lab,” Summy said.

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