Return of the Prodigal Son

The Military High Court has reduced Agus Isrok’s sentence for possession of a ‘sack-load’ of drugs. Apparently, this son of a former army chief of staff, isn’t considered a threat to society.

November 27, 2000

It’s been a week now since Infantry 2nd Lt. Agus Isrok Mi’roj began savoring his lucky fate. The 24-year-old is now as free as a bird and can again play with friends at the Army Special Forces (Kopassus) headquarters at Cijantung in Jakarta. Prior to that, Agus had been serving time in a small cell, detained by the Jakarta Military Command Military Police on Jalan Guntur, Jakarta.

Does this mean that Agus—sentenced to four yea

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