Further Brutality from Yogya’s Morality Police

Certain groups have again taken the law into their own hands, acting as self-determined ‘morality police.’ Last Saturday, a group of youths brutally broke up a function in Kaliurang, Yogyakarta, in the name of religion.

November 20, 2000

Yogyakarta has long been known as a city of culture, peace and calm. However, as with its neighbor, Solo, renowned for its cultural refinement, a mass group has arisen claiming to be acting in the moral interests of society. Recently in Solo, several Islamic groups conducted a sweep of hotels in search of American tourists over anti-American sentiments. Last Saturday, November 11, a group of fanatic Muslim youths visited Kaliurang, a recreatio

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