Abductorsin Our Midst

Although Raisah Ali, an abducted child, was recently released, don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. Kidnappings are on the rise: in the last two months there have been 14 cases with differing motives. In general, people close to the victims have been involved.

August 28, 2007

THE introduction took place one morning last May. A married couple, Sumiyati and Janjani, visited the home of Said Muchsin in Pangkalan Jati, East Jakarta. Sumiyati often went to a religious study gathering with Latifah, Said Muchsin’s wife. When they arrived, the faces of the two guests appeared downcast.

Listening to Janjani, Muchsin finally understood that the family was in dire economic straits. Muchsin took pity on them: he then gave Sumi

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