Troubles for the Petition of 50 Signatory
After being replaced as National Police Chief, Hoegeng Iman Santoso spent his days painting and playing music. His political activity with the Petition of 50 created a lot of difficulties in his life, including being prevented from traveling abroad.
Abdul Manan
August 16, 2021
A BLACK Mercedes sedan entered the yard of a house at Number 8 Jalan Madura (present-day Jalan Prof Moh. Yamin) in Menteng, Central Jakarta, one afternoon in early 1983. Finding that the visitor was his friend Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, an economist and cabinet minister during both the Old and New Order governments, Hoegeng Iman Santoso immediately went to greet him. Without much small talk, he asked about the wedding plans of Sumitro’s first
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