Brutality and Liberty
They were tortured to confess to a crime they had not committed: the murder of Muhammad Asrori. Later it was found that Asrori was the victim of the serial killer Very Idam Henyansah. The East Java Regional Police Division for Security & Professionalism already questioned 15 police officers who were allegedly involved in the wrongful arrest. But two of the three victims of the wrongful arrest, Imam Hambali and Devid Eko Priyanto, who were released in early December, have chosen to forget about the case.
December 16, 2008
IMAM Hambali’s face was bright when he arrived at the Jombang District Court in East Java on Tuesday last week. He graced everyone that greeted him with a smile. Occasionally his fingers straightened the fringe of hair on his forehead.
Imam arrived to support his colleague, Maman Sugianto, who was also charged with the murder of Asrori. “He should be declared free because we were found not guilty,” said the owner of the Ayu Salon in the vi
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