Under the Gun—Again

Members of the Army's Special Forces are accused of involvement in the Timika attack. Why not just take them to court?

November 19, 2002

The Red Berets, Indonesia's Special Forces (Kopassus) seem to be mired in never-ending predicaments. Last week, the Attorney General's Office announced that the Kopassus commander, Major General Sriyanto was named a suspect in the Tanjung Priok case involving gross human rights violations. The case will be tried by the ad-hoc human rights tribunals next year. This is a long overdue case, the event having taken place 18 years ago. Sriyanto a

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