There was no order to fingerprint anyone

December 20, 2005

THE sensational news got off the ground in no time at all. A number of local and national media had reported on the plan to collect the fingerprints of santri or students of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools). In Jakarta, reporters queried Vice President Jusuf Kalla. The second most powerful man in Indonesia asked all parties to avoid being negative over the proposal. The following day, the news was about the vice president giving his blessings

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