JUST before noon on Tuesday, September 7, the building of the Indonesian Human Rights Monitor at Jalan Diponegoro 9, Jakarta, was mostly deserted. Only a few support staff could be seen in the office, which is better known by its more common name, Imparsial. The telephone rang, and a staff member quickly answered it.

"Hallo, is this the office of Bapak Munir?" asked the caller. The office worker confirmed that it was. The caller, wh