Love Hurts
An Army officer stands trial in Semarang accused of reneging on a promise of marriage after his mistress aborted their lovechild. A military tribunal dismisses the charge, however.
May 1, 2001
As the old Javanese saying goes, Love comes with getting used to meeting each other. That's exactly what happened to Lt. Col. Budi Susyanto, commanding officer of the Karanganyar Military, and Dr. Anita Nur Layla, a doctor at the Karanganyar Public Health Center. The story, as it was unraveled before the Semarang Military Tribunal on Thursday two weeks ago, began in July 1998.
Budi and Anita often met at official work functions in Karanganyar, so
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