Cellular ‘Terror’

Annoyed with a high-tension electric cable running above his house, a teacher text-messaged his complaint to First Lady Ani Yudhoyono. The message, however, was viewed as a terror threat.

September 8, 2009

A KNOCK on the door at 3am startled Nuraini, 28. The mother of three was preparing a pre-dawn meal for her husband Arief Rohmana. She was taken aback upon opening the door and finding six men standing before her. “Is Bapak home?” asked one of the visitors.

Before she could answer the question, the man thrust a piece of paper towards her. She was stunned to find that the letter was a summons serving also as a warrant for the arrest of her h

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