Why the Guns?

The discovery of weapons and ammunition at the home of the late Brig. Gen. Koesmayadi arouses suspicion. The booty was enough to arm two companies of soldiers.

July 4, 2006

HUNDREDS of soldiers filed into a home in Puri Marina, North Jakarta, on Monday night of last week. Arriving in cars, trucks, and buses, they immediately went into action. Some stood guard in the yard, while others went in and out of the house. They busily loaded up a truck, which then drove off. These troops finally headed home at 4am early Tuesday morning.

At first, neighbors did not suspect anything out of the ordinary, since the home belonged

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