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...India: Gujarat Still Bleeds Thailand: Mysterious Cop Killings China: Is Beijing Irrelevant? Indonesia: Justice, Jakarta-style...
...concept of aggressive prosecution. Though Bapak is several years removed from power, many believe the rich and powerful still benefit from a favorably disposed judiciary. And the military's influence, far from shrinking, is being shored up. Which is not to say the trials won't deliver some convictions. Indonesia is aware of Washington's interest in the case. Following the 1999 slaughters, Congress passed laws saying U.S. relations with Indonesia, particularly military cooperation, would be limited until the country accounted for crimes against humanity in East Timor, among other reforms. Washington wants to get closer to the Indonesian military...
...India: Gujarat Still Bleeds Thailand: Mysterious Cop Killings China: Is Beijing Irrelevant? Indonesia: Justice, Jakarta-style...
...Indonesia, the trial was a test of reformasi, or the reforming of Suharto-era corruption. But Tommy's four-month trial sometimes veered into farce. At one point, his lawyer was accused of bribing witnesses in the trial and had to spend two weeks in jail. Tommy himself was brash and sarcastic throughout, calling in sick on several occasions and boasting at one point that he stayed out of jail through "coordination with law enforcers...
...expert, "the mastermind behind the killing has to get a heavier verdict than the executioners." The court explained its decision with a list of mitigating factors: that Tommy had been depressed, had a family to support, that he was young and capable of reform. Either way, a court in Indonesia showed that no one is entirely above the law?a principle that Indonesians have been waiting to see in action for far too long...