Justice Compromised?

Several witnesses of the Tanjung Priok incident have revoked their original testimonies. Will the court take their new testimonies into consideration?

November 18, 2003

LAST week, the Central Jakarta District Court was swamped by throngs of people wearing blue T-shirts emblazoned with the caption "The islah peace deal is our happiness". Dozens of mothers, with babies in their arms, wore hats stamped with "islah" in protest against the continuing trial over the Tanjung Priok suspects. "We are tired of these court procedures. We don't even understand them," said one mother. Trial over the Tanjung Priok case commence

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