Singling Out the Witnesses

Pointing to an ongoing—but as yet sluggish—police investigation, the Palace has been reluctant to form an independent inquiry into Munir's mysterious death.

December 14, 2004

A WHITE sheet was unrolled to reveal Munir's face cast in bronze. Standing before the statue—a collaborative work of Iriantine Karnaya, Helarius, and Bambang W—Suciwati tried to maintain her resolve. "I never regretted Munir's choices," she said, standing on a platform in the courtyard of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation.

Last Wednesday, Munir would have turned 39. Despite her determination that afternoon, Suciwati was

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