A Thousand Hurdles for the General

Why is Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin always dogged by controversy?

December 24, 2002

SJAFRIE Sjamsoeddin has often appeared in newspapers, magazines and on television, but the head of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Information Center is not hungry for publicity. He is trying to clear his name after accusations of involvement with Jamaah Islamiyah, which the United Nations has said is an international terrorist organization.

Sjafrie's name cropped up after the International Crisis Group (ICG) published a report entitled How th

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