Maj. Gen. Sriyanto Muntasram: I am ready to be penalized

November 25, 2003

NINETEEN years ago Sriyanto Muntasram was a nobody. He was head of Operations at the North Jakarta Military Command, with the rank of captain. During the Tanjung Priok violence, Sriyanto, the officer in the field was facing the masses that one night in September 1984. But this was never mentioned in the press. He was drowned out by the larger-than-life reputation of Armed Forces commander, General Benny Moerdani and Jakarta Garrison commander

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