INDONESIAN MILITARY TERRORIZES LOCALS, HOLDS BRIT AND AMERICAN.(EDITORIAL)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column) From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Date: November 26, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Diane Farsetta

Sexual and physical assault. Secret detention. All-night interrogations. Refusal of needed medical attention.

It is shockingly common for Indonesian civilians to suffer these and other abuses at the hands of the Indonesian military, especially in conflict areas like the provinces of Aceh and West Papua. What is less frequent is the use of such repression against foreign nationals. But two women, a U.S. and a British citizen, have been im...