Justice

Justice is invaluable. It cannot be written off as mere fantasy. It is ‘real’ when those who tyrannize do not acknowledge it.

Goenawan Mohamad

February 6, 2023

Justice is real to those who seek it.

Richard Eliezer Pudihang Lumiu, in court where he was charged with a 12-year sentence.

JUSTICE, despite all, is always vague. It is the continent whose shores and limits are indistinct. It is both space and winding road.

No, I am not about to translate a Kafka story. His famous story, Before the Law, tells of a man from the country who arrives at a gate; he wants to enter ‘the law’. But

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