A tragedy not to be forgotten

A tragedy not to be forgotten

We urge the government of President Abdurrahman Wahid to immediately start resolving the humanitarian tragedy of two years ago (the 1998 May riots) by instructing the chief of police to take the necessary steps toward a full investigation and subsequently take the case to court.

In other words we do not want this tragedy to be shelved and added to the list of unresolved cases. To do so would not only be to contradict our stated resolve to uphold the law, it would hurt the sense of justice of the public at large and particularly that of the victims.

We appreciate the fact that President Abdurrahman Wahid is at present facing many other no less pressing problems that are waiting to be resolved. Nevertheless, we urge him to set aside a part of his time to try to bring this human tragedy to a satisfactory conclusion.

-- Suara Pembaruan, Jakarta