The Return of the Generals

Three generals suspected of human rights abuses have returned to the fore. Is this a victory for the hardliners?

February 19, 2002

At Indonesian Military (TNI) HQ last Friday, the generals were talking as mid night approached. Normally Cilangkap is "general free" late at night. It turned out they had important things to discuss. The head of the TNI Information Center, Air Force Rear Marshal Graito Usodo was announcing the reassignment of 118 senior officers.

It was a major reshuffle, although the "highlight", namely the replacement of the chiefs-of

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