Tug of War
A new battle of wits has broken out between Indonesia’s parliament and government. The issue: a suspended law on emergency situations which provoked deadly riots last year, the very day it was passed.
October 23, 2000
So where is the rule of law Indonesians are craving? Parliament passes the laws, the government and its security forces implement them. Peace and justice should reign in Indonesia. What happens when the government is uneasy about what legislators are demanding from it?
In recent weeks President Abdurrahman Wahid’s government has come under heavy pressure from the House of Representatives (DPR) to sign into effect the controversial Law on H
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