Barred from Justice

The story of Abdullah bin Andah resembles the cases of Sengkon and Karta who were wrongly convicted of murder 26 years ago. But his is far worse.

January 21, 2003

FROM Tanjung Gusta Prison in Medan, Abdullah bin Andah, his voice choking with emotion, continues to affirm his innocence. “In the name of Allah, I was not involved,” he asserted when TEMPO met him last Wednesday. With his head bowed low, he tried to remember every detail of the events that had befallen him. “I’m only hoping that I would free as soon as possible. I would like to tell my neighbors in my village that I did n

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