Stolen paintings

I thank The Jakarta Post and Kompas for printing stories about the paintings stolen from the National Museum in Jakarta recently. I have observed that these two dailies have great appreciation for Indonesian art. They often publish articles on art, either paintings or other works of art.

Those who were involved in the theft of the paintings, including officials of the museum, must be firmly dealt with. Now that the paintings have been returned, we need to make sure that the guilty officials are held responsible for the theft and persecuted.

HANDONO

Jakarta