Human Rights Violations
The Generals’ Last Bastion

A number of retired generals liable to be made human rights violation suspects complained to Juwono Sudarsono. The Minister of Defense came to their aid.

March 25, 2008

WIRANTO paid a sudden visit to the office of Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono on Monday last week. The former Indonesian Military (TNI) commander was flanked by head of the TNI Legal Affairs Bureau, Rear Admiral Henry Williem.

In the meeting, said Juwono, Wiranto described the decision of the Constitutional Court confirming the principle of retroactive trial in the human rights tribunal. Juwono promised to study the decision.

As the guests le

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