On Relieving Suffering

January 4, 2005

IF am given house arrest status, I could help them from afar," said suspended Governor of Aceh, Abdullah Puteh, commenting on the dire conditions that Acehnese people have found themselves in following the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami which swept through Aceh last week, killing tens of thousands of people. Puteh is currently on trial facing corruption charges. During trial last week, Puteh repeatedly asked the court to grant him th

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