Spending Doomsday in Jail

The leader of the Doomsday Sect has been sentenced to two years behind bars.

April 13, 2004

THE Griya Krida Sekesalam in Bandung was extremely quiet last Thursday. The inn that usually rents a dozen rooms to the public, now has only two rooms open: the management room and the convention room. Ibu Welly, 51, together with her three sisters, has stayed in the convention room since November 2003. They are followers of the "Doomsday Sect", who are still living in Bandung. Most of the followers, about 200 people, have returned

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