Operation ‘Thorn Removal’
Police suspect that efforts to poison Munir were not only made at Changi Airport in Singapore but also during the Singapore-Amsterdam flight. Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh has confirmed that this operation was planned months in advance.
April 24, 2007
Changi Airport, Singapore September 7, 2004: 1am (12am Western Indonesia Time—WIB)
GARUDA flight GA-974 arrived from Jakarta 20 minutes ago. Passengers were given about an hour to transit before continuing their journey to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Only a few stores were still open at Changi early that Monday morning. SA, 25, a passenger in business class, took a short walk.
While headed for the D42 waiting area, where passengers would re-
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