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...Rudi, like many of his colleagues, is pessimistic that, even with substantial reinforcements, peace can be imposed. There are too many constraints, too many generals and politicians in Jakarta and Palu who are backing one side or the other. "Whenever we try and do something, it seems like someone from the top stops it," he says. But Rudi, a Javanese Muslim, has no doubt about what would be an indispensable, giant step toward peace: "It would be much safer without the Laskar Jihad. The locals all want peace, but the people from outside keep the fighting going...
...after-hours. Pedicab drivers playing poker. Hookers and their johns. All are targets for the Council as it strikes in the name of Islam. Since the downfall of former President Suharto three years ago, violent Muslim raids on bars, discos and massage parlors have become commonplace in the capital, Jakarta. But now dozens of similar groups have appeared in smaller cities on Java and Sumatra. People are regularly clubbed, beaten or intimidated. Police rarely interfere. In Yogyakarta a soldier patrolling the streets says he has no problem with the roving vigilantes "as long as their actions do not lead...
...Game Over for Tommy Detectives finally tracked down the fugitive son of former dictator Suharto, after a year on the run. Hutomo Mandala Putra, 39, nicknamed "Tommy," grinned at the crowds gathered around the police station where he was questioned on suspicion of involvement in various crimes, including murder. Jakarta?s police chief said Tommy was found at a house in Bintaro, southwest of the capital, and would face charges relating to illegal arms possession and the murder of a Supreme Court judge who had sentenced him to 18 months for corruption last year. Tommy had later skipped bail pending...
...game will undoubtedly most ardently be played by prot?g?s of the former Suharto regime who still hold key judicial, military and legislative positions. "Court cases here are basically an auction where the highest bidder wins," says Hans Vriens, who heads the Jakarta office for the Washington-based consulting group Apco. "In this case, of course, there will be immense political pressure on the judges as well...
...first African ambassador to spearhead its aids program; in Geneva. Milla, named the African player of the century by British magazine Africa Soccer, will travel around the continent next year to educate the public about the epidemic. ARRESTED. HUTOMO MANDALA PUTRA, 39, better known as Tommy Suharto; in Jakarta. The youngest son of Indonesia's ex-President, Tommy had been on the run for a year following a corruption conviction...