An Open Letter to Lalu Mariyun

Respondents are disappointed with the ruling of the panel of judges to stop the trial of Suharto for his alleged corruption.

October 9, 2000

Dear Lalu Mariyun, S.H., chairman of the panel of judges.

On behalf of the Indonesian people, allow us first of all to congratulate you on your chairmanship of the trial of defendant H.M. Suharto’s corruption case a fortnight ago.

Under your direction, the panel of judges at the South Jakarta District Court has finally ruled that the prosecution of H.M. Suharto for alleged corruption cannot be accepted and, therefore, the trial must b

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