AWAY from the public spotlight for some time, the silver-haired Sudomo suddenly made an appearance at the offices of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), on Jalan Latuharhary, Jakarta, last February. His presence attracted attention, given that the elderly gentleman was once a senior security official during the New Order era.

When Suharto was in power, Navy (ret) Admiral Sudomo was Commander of the Public Order & Security Restorat