HAVE the police lost their sense of justice? Three weeks ago, the abduction and attack of a reporter, witnessed by many, was reported to the police, but the case seems to be going nowhere. Forget the arrest of the perpetrators, the police cannot even confirm the fate of the victim.

The incident took place at southern Nias regency, in North Sumatra. The victim is Elyudin Telaumbanua, a reporter for the Berita Sore daily newspaper out of Medan, ca