OVER a dozen men surrounded Ravio Patra in front of the J.CO donut shop in Jalan Blora, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday, April 22, at around 9pm. One of them grabbed him by the neck, while another restrained his hands. This independent public policy researcher was repeatedly insulted. “I was called ‘stupid’, ‘a criminal’,” said Ravio, taking about his experience via e-mail to Tempo, on April 25.

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