We saw a peculiarity regarding the publication of Ibrahim Hasan’s photo in TEMPO's Oct. 3-Oct 9 edition. We need to explain that Ibrahim Hasan is not a member of Kopassus. The wearing of the red beret and other Kopassus attributes by Ibrahim Hasan is regarded as a violation of military regulations.

MAJOR M. HERINDRA
Information chief of Kopassus

The photo originated from Ibrahim Hasan’s family. According to them, the photo was taken