Misdirection
An incident at a Riau jail can lead to a wrong decision. Instead of focusing on the critical problem of drugs inside prisons, much of the hullabaloo is about a slap in the face.
April 11, 2012
In Indonesia, we often become angry over the wrong things. In the last two weeks, members of the legislature, the media and the public suddenly become critical human rights campaigners following the unannounced visit of Deputy Justice and Human Rights Minister Denny Indrayana to Pekanbaru jail in Riau. This surprise inspection of an Indonesian jail was his fourth as part of a collaboration with the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) to eradicate dru
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