December 14, 2006

Widow Fights For Justice in Indonesia

Her husband was poisoned on a flight to Amsterdam. Michael Sullivan reports that she continues, despite the fact that her son fears for her life and she receives regular death threats.

Via NPR’s All Things Considered: The story of a murdered human rights activist reveals the distance Indonesia still has to go before government critics can speak freely. Munir Talib Sahir was poisoned on an international flight to Amsterdam.

His widow, Suciwati, has been tireless in her efforts to bring the killers to justice, even traveling to Washington to enlist the help of the U.S. Congress. Indonesian investigators have not been allowed to question the former head of the intelligence agency or his deputy, both retired generals.

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1 Indonesia is full of muslims. Says it all.

Posted by: Greyrooster at December 15, 2006 01:22 AM (vLeHe)

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