Respecting the Court's Decision

October 16, 2000

I find it very boring to follow the political and legal developments in Indonesia since there is no willingness to obey the principles of law and democracy. Generally, our politicians only want to follow what their hearts tell them, and not the existing law and regulations.

The South Jakarta District Court's judges' decision to acquit Suharto was fair enough since the reasons were quite understandable, rational and legally appropriate. I think th

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