Last weekend, Surani, a housewife living on Jalan Hertasning Raya Timur, Makassar, received a call concerning the fate of her husband, Agus Dwikarna. Arrested on terrorism charges four weeks ago in the Philippines, he had been found guilty and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The news spread quickly. Dwikarna, as a respected figure in Makassar, lives in an elite neighborhood, close to the South Sulawesi Governors residence and the homes of other