Sambo
In the The Drama of Sambo, it turns out that one important element in democracy (often forgotten) can actually be upheld: the armed forces, which are given the right to monopoly of violence, bow before those who hold authority without arms.
Goenawan Mohamad
January 9, 2023
THE Drama of Sambo. Allow me, for the sake of ease, to use this name to talk about the story of the murder of Brig. Yosua Hutabarat. Allow me to view the court case as a particular piece of theater: there is a stage, there are characters, there is dialogue, and there is an audience.
And suspense. Like a detective story, layer upon layer is revealed—and thousands of viewers, separated by thousands of kilometers, eagerly await the next
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