It's a Deer's Life

Governor Sutiyoso was incensed that some ministers intervened over the eviction of Jakarta residents.

November 4, 2003

NO. I am not going to support PDIP any more," snapped one resident, who requested anonymity. The assistance of basic needs and free medical treatment provided by politicians from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) was not enough to mend his emotional damage. He vividly recalled the scene of tents being burned two weeks ago at a vacant strip of land in Tanjung Duren, West Jakarta. "PDI-P just stayed quiet. They didn't do a thing

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