The students, applause filled the hall of the Jakarta Special Courttoday known as the Central Jakarta District Courtin late 1967. The cause of the applause was Yap Thiam Hien, doing his thing, meticulously trying to extract information from and grill a witness.

,Officer, are you defending Mrs. Lies because you have slept with her? Please answer yes or no,, Yap asked Pol. Insp. Gen. Mardjaman, one of the witnesses. The witness became visibly upset