THE wrongful arrest of Devid Eko Priyanto and Imam Hambali has reminded people of the Sengkon-Karta case. A tragedy that befell two ordinary people in Bekasi, West Java, in 1974. At the time, two farmers were arrested on charges of theft and murdering the husband-and-wife couple of Sulaiman-Siti Haya, residents of Bojongsari village. The murder created uproar among Bekasi residents.

The case then moved on to the courts. In 1977 the Bekasi Distri