Death is Not Enough!
Sometimes even the capital sentence is not enough to satisfy the public’s sense of justice. Demanding instant execution of the convicts in a murder case, angry spectators at a trial session in Magelang, Central Java, last week attacked the courthouse, smashing windows, roof tiles, and ornamental lamps.
November 20, 2000
The scene at the Magelang District Court last Wednesday was rather unusual. The 50-person main hall located at the foot of Mount Tidar was packed with three times as many spectators, mostly ojek (motorcycle taxis) drivers, while at least 500 others gathered outside. They all wanted to see and hear the judge pronounce sentence over defendants Abdul Kowi, 28, and Musaheri, 32, who were standing trial for the murder of ojek driver Tri Warsono, 45, l
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