Golkar's Bluff
Golkar cannot possibly react strongly over Akbar's detention. Such actions could backfire on them.
March 12, 2002
The morning mist still hangs in the air. The gates of the Central Sulawesi High Public Prosecutor's Office have not opened yet. However, last Saturday, 15 men in mustard-yellow jackets, berets, and wearing Golkar pins gathered just outside the fence. They were the functionaries of the Golkar Party of Central Sulawesi. Their convoy filled Jalan Sam Ratulangi, the main road through Palu.
It seems that this 'yellow parade' wanted to meet with the
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