Those Exiled for Tommy's Sake

For protesting against the special treatment of Tommy Suharto, 40 Cipinang inmates were relocated.

May 7, 2002

There was some bustle on that quiet evening. Several officers in brown uniforms moved silently toward five blocks of the Cipinang jail, holding strings of keys. They opened a number of cell doors and snarled at the inmates to get out. Some 40 prisoners left to gather in the visitors' area. One of them described the rounding up process as "harsh and abrupt". An officer said they would be moved to the regions. Two Hiba Utama buses parked outside the p

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