ON the afternoon of Thursday, August 8, 2024, the entrance road to the Karet Bivak Public Cemetery in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, next to the Karet flyover, was not very crowded. Two or three security personnel sat near the gate. Some visitors, local residents, and a few vendors passed along the road.

Less than 100 meters from the gate, among the large tombs and graves, a small complex was visible enclosed by a white ceramic wa