Cendana and the Police’s Tunnel Vision

November 20, 2000

Suharto has always been shrouded in mystery. His wealth, his Supersemar (a supposed order issued by late president Soekarno handing him authority after the abortive Communist Party coup of October 1965), his smile and his body movements are all mysterious. Now another mystery crops up: his bunker.

It was President Abdurrahman Wahid himself who sparked the latest mystery from Qatar two weeks ago. Confused at finding and jailing Tommy Suharto, th

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