Treatment of opponents<\/p>\n
It is with great interest that I read The Jakarta Post. It is
\nusually open, makes an independent impression and seems well
\ndocumented.<\/p>\n
It is of no concern to me how Indonesians treat each other.
\nHowever, it is a different story if the country of which I am a
\ncitizen is being subjected to such treatment. Your paper has
\nclearly depicted how the establishment treats its opponents or
\nsuch persons that it believes to be their opponents. With great
\nsurprise, I see that the Netherlands has now administered the
\nsame sort of treatment in the case of the Ecstasy smuggler.<\/p>\n
Suggestions are printed (The Jakarta Post, Oct. 9, 1996: \"It
\nwas further reported that Mohammed Said might have been a victim
\nof brutality while being interrogated.\" Or The Jakarta Post, Oct.
\n10, 1996: \"Said was reportedly abused and denied legal council
\nduring interrogation.\") I recognize the above as being the same
\npattern that is followed in Indonesia in terms of how the
\nestablishment treats opponents and a typical case of \"someone bad
\nthinking of others as such\".<\/p>\n
It makes more sense that a senior airline pilot, a man of high
\nrank and with high responsibilities, acted on someone's orders
\n(The Jakarta Post, Oct. 3, 1996, quoting Lt. Gen. Dibyo Widodo).
\nGiven the fact that it is the national airline and that
\n\"allusions\" have been made connecting the case with the
\nIndonesian embassy, and especially in light of the reactions in
\nIndonesia, I would not be surprised if the \"establishment\" or
\nsomeone in the establishment is behind this. The reactions make
\nthis obvious: The man should be tried in Indonesia. All kinds of
\nlies are produced to support this or to make this happen:
\nPunishment in the Netherlands would be light (The Jakarta Post,
\nOct. 3, 1996, Judge Singgih). However, the man can get 15 years
\nplus a prison sentence in Indonesia upon his return.<\/p>\n
The \"abuse\" suffered by the Garuda pilot is the most beautiful
\nallegation. On Oct. 3, the man was \"being pushed,\" which does not
\nseem strange to me if he resisted arrest. But on Oct. 10, he was
\nalready considered \"abused\". Did you know that there is a sexual
\nelement in \"abuse\"? Please do not make things worse than they
\nare. You cannot deal with this as if a political opponent of the
\nestablishment were involved. The truth should come to light, and
\nI am sure it will free my country from any accusations that those
\nwho speak for the establishment are now making.<\/p>\n
BOUDEWIJN BRANDS<\/p>\n
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