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Text your say: Justice for May 1998 riot casualties
Never forget: Relatives of the May 12, 1998, tragedy place flowers on the site where four students of Trisakti University were shot dead 17 years ago at the university campus in West Jakarta
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span class="inline inline-center">Never forget: Relatives of the May 12, 1998, tragedy place flowers on the site where four students of Trisakti University were shot dead 17 years ago at the university campus in West Jakarta. The incident sparked nationwide protests that forced Soeharto to end his 32-year-long presidency. JP/Awo
Your comments on the families of the victims of the May 1998 riots who are calling for justice as they have not seen any indication of law enforcement authorities pursuing the culprits who ignited mass demonstrations across the country:
Maybe the law enforcement authorities need to give indications about what they have done.
Taco MD Vries
Families of the victims of the May 1998 riots, who are calling for justice, have to wait for the next President. Unfortunately, the next president will say that it is not his/her responsibility.
E Nurdin
Jakarta
The perpetrators and the masterminds of these outrageous crimes should be arrested, tried, convicted and jailed for the rest of their miserable lives.
Sabar P
Let's not forget what happened in the May 1998 riots.
Pedro Gonzales
The May riots were deeply political in nature, and as such it would not be too difficult to solve.
These blood-stained politicians are corrupting themselves and are smartly hidden in the new government, hoping nobody will remember their unprecedented political activities. Parents never forget their children were tortured or victimized in the political upheaval, and as such proper justice should be mated accordingly to appease parents as well relatives, if we are to prevent such atrocities from happening again.
Moeljono Adikoesoemo
Jakarta
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