Munir Said Thalib Net Worth

Background and career

Munir Said Thalib (8 December 1965 – 7 September 2004) was an Indonesian human rights activist. One of Indonesia's most renowned human rights and anti-corruption activist, he founded Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) in response to forced disappearances and state violence that happened under Suharto's Orde Baru regime which was escalated in the final years of the regime. After Suharto resigned and Indonesia entered into Reformasi, he continued his advocacy in addressing severe human rights violations, earning him a laureate of 2000 Right Livelihood Award.

In September 7, 2004, he was assassinated on board of Garuda Indonesia flight to Amsterdam through arsenic poisoning, a flight he intended to pursue a master's degree in international law and human rights at Utrecht University. Several arrests have been made, however many believed the assassination was politically motivated with the case remains unsolved.