IT was just past midnight, Sunday two weeks ago, when a dirty grey Kijang car was seen parked in front of the heroes’ tomb in Jl. Sisimangaraja, Medan. The passengers inside were obscured by the dim light, but one of them got out of the car to tease a transvestite on ‘her’ usual beat.

Chief Brigadier Sartono Sihombing, who was on patrol with his two colleagues, was suspicious. It was unusual for a car to park there at night. Moreover, the