August 21, 2007 edition
The case review on the Munir case may implicate high-ranking officials from the State Intelligence Agency (BIN). The police plan to bring in a number of key witnesses who will confirm BIN’s involvement. They plan to tell the judges about the various scenarios devised to get rid of Munir, the activist. The pieces of the puzzle are slowly being assembled. Can this giant mystery finally be put together and the mastermind put behind bars?
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August 14, 2007 edition
August 7, 2007 edition
A domestic matter turned into a political dispute. Former DPR Deputy Speaker Zaenal Ma’arif revived a rumor which was spreading just before the 2004 General Elections, when future President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was accused of getting married before joining the military academy—something unallowable for cadets. Zaenal’s evidence is a VCD with a video testimony of a woman speaking about Yudhoyono’s purported marriage.
Although far from convincing, the video has become a hot topic. Those near the President feel that Zaenal is spreading cheap gossip. Others are enthusiastically trying to bring the matter to court. Here is a tale of political gossip and the politics of “thorny isssues.”
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July 31, 2007 edition
Gunawan Santosa, the mastermind behind the murder of the Director of PT Asaba, who escaped from the high-security Cipinang Prison, was finally arrested at Plaza Senayan, in Jakarta. Although he had already disguised his face and general appearance, police were still able to recognize his voice. Here are the details of his flight.
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July 24, 2007 edition
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