Indonesia’s new defence minister linked to past abuses, raising spectre of Suharto-era military influence
JAKARTA, Oct 30 — When riots broke out in Indonesia’s capital in 1998 leading to dictator Suharto’s downfall, activists were detained, women raped, and stores owned by ethnic Chinese ransacked in unrest many say was stoked by the army. The military figure in charge of Jakarta’s security at the time was last week sworn in […]