Caught up in a wave of terror and intimidation that followed an aborted 1965 ‘coup’ blamed on Communists, hundreds of Indonesian Air Force officers are taking advantage of democracy to claim recompense for their shattered lives.

Two years after the fall of Suharto, who rode to power on its back, an organization for retired Air Force officers has established an advocacy team to take care of their long-slandered members. Many, if not