Down and out in Probolinggo

For the first time ever a marijuana dealer was given the death penalty in East Java. Unfortunately, being a civil servant only contributed to his condemnation.

October 23, 2000

CONG Roib, 39 years old, looked quite dashing. He dressed nattily, a light green long-sleeve shirt complimented the pair of black trousers. He wore shiny black shoes that marked his easy steps towards the defendant’s chair. He even had the gall to smile at the spectators who crowded the courtroom at the Probolinggo, East Java District Court, Thursday last week.

However, the show of confidence from this grade II/D civil servant from the Off

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