THEFT
Bean Fiasco
A grandmother was tried for stealing three cacao beans worth around Rp2,000 in the local market. The police should not have processed the case.
November 24, 2009
THE 65-year-old woman cannot speak Indonesian. On Thursday last week, carrying a bottle of mineral water and accompanied by her oldest son Ahmad Firdaus, 42, she left her home in Sidoharjo village, Ajibarang, Banyumas regency, for the Purwokerto District Court. Her husband, Sanrudi, could not go along with her as he had to gather grass to feed their 10 goats. “Be resigned and patient, dear,” said Sanrudi, consoling his spouse, Minah.
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