Archive for Februari 8th, 2008
Missing, Never to Return
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
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The families of activists abducted during the New Order era continue to demand that the former rulers be brought to court.
TRY Suharto….hang Suharto…take him to court,” shouted activists and members of the Indonesian Association of Missing Persons (Ikohi), dragging an effigy of former President Suharto in an iron cage. They [...]
Shooters in the Dark
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
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Thousands of people were mysteriously shot to death in 1983, their corpses dumped in the streets. Were the ‘executions’ committed by the state?
ON the night of June 26, 1983, in Lubuk Pakam, 40 kilometers from Medan, at a dim distance, Suwito, the owner of two food stalls in the village, [...]
The Unshakeable Legacy
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
Cover Story
Suharto’s leadership was marked by a strong level of personal subjectivity. He created an Indonesia which was ‘prosperous,’ centralistic, and respected, without paying attention to matters of democracy or human rights. Things began to fall apart for him when his children became aggressive in business.
JAKARTA 1966. Sukarno, who had led [...]
Editorial: Farewell to the King
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
HE was accorded seven days of mourning, flags at half-mast. Whether one approved or disapproved of the government’s action, Suharto died a ‘hero’ last week. From the time he was admitted to Pertamina Hospital until his burial in Solo three weeks later, Suharto proved he was a master manipulator.
A stream of [...]
The Military’s Tracks in Aceh and Papua
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
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Suharto used the military approach to deal with the Aceh and Papua conflicts, resulting in thousands of victims.
THERE was a time when Zarkani (not his real name) would ask everyone he met endless questions about his missing father. “Where is my father? Has my father died? If he did, where [...]
Unanswered Questions: the 1965 Tragedy
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
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Attempts to bring to trial cases of human rights violations during the 1965 tragedy still have a long way to go. Suharto somehow managed to remain out of the justice system’s reach.
SVETLANA, the eldest child of Nyoto, said she wanted to see Suharto prosecuted for the 1965 tragedy. The daughter [...]
The Malari Mystery
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
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The cause of the Malari riots is still a mystery. Court trials failed to prove that university students were behind the violence.
JANUARY 15, 1974. University students hit the streets. They demonstrated against the arrival of Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan. Tanaka was seen as the symbol of foreign capital [...]
Bloody Dawn at Talangsari
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
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Members of a Qu’ran reading group were shot. They were accused of planning to create an Islamic state.
IT was dawn and drizzling at Talangsari, 19 years ago on Monday, February 7. Muslims were preparing for their prayers. The sounds of gunshots were suddenly heard. The noise made by bullets whizzing [...]
Tragedy at Night
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
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Hundreds died in the Tanjung Priok tragedy, but the perpetrators were released by the court.
THE uproar started with a poster, which read “Women Should Wear Jilbab (Muslim Headscarf)”. It was hung on the wall of Mussola (house of worship) As-Sa’adah at Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. It was not an unusual [...]
Trisakti’s Testimony
Tempo Magazine
No. 23/VIII
February 05-11, 2008
Cover Story
The death of four Trisakti University students triggered the reform movement. But the legal action against the killers seems never-ending.
May 12, 1998
THE parking lot at Trisakti University was filled with people at 11am. Professors, lecturers, students, employees and alumni had gathered to hear a speech by ex-Army Chief, General Abdul [...]
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