High-profile trial: Ferdy (centre, in red vest) being escorted to his trial at the court in South Jakarta. — AFP
The trial of a former police general accused of orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard started at a Jakarta court, in a case that has put a spotlight on alleged impunity and corruption in the country’s police force.
The case against Ferdy Sambo, a former inspector-general and head of internal affairs at the national police, has gripped the public in a country where surveys show distrust of the police remains high.
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