Arresting Negligent Doctors
The Supreme Court punished three physicians for causing a patient's death. Doctors across the archipelago demonstrated against the decision.
November 26, 2013
The nine prosecutors arrived at the Permata Hati Maternity Hospital in Balikpapan at 11am. Upon arrival they split up. Three of them made for Dr. Ayu Sasiary Prawani's room, where the 38-year-old obstetrician was attending to patients.
The three prosecutors stopped in front of the door. As soon as the patients were gone, they dashed in. "The doctor remained calm. Apparently she knew she would be arrested," Y.G. Lakburlawal, head of the Balikpapan Dis
...