JAKARTA (ANN): President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was right to order security agencies to take stern action against rioters in Jakarta last week. The state must have zero tolerance against those wishing nothing but to watch the capital city burn.
The President’s order, however, should not have been interpreted as a license for the authorities to use excessive force against protesters or torture civilians, regardless of their possible crimes, when it is clear they are defenseless and have been restrained.
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