THE arrest of Suyanto as a suspect of assembling illegal firearms came as a big shock for his neighbors in the Geneng hamlet, Kowangan village, Temanggung. Although he seldom got around with others, the 47-year-old was well known and often helped activities in his hamlet.

When the village youths needed sports equipment, Suyanto, who had been a resident for only four years in the village, quickly provided them. “That, while he didn’t