We will eventually disclose who is behind this. Our concern is that if this becomes a real war, we will not lose our energy and abandon our strategy. Often there is. As law and order evaporates in East Java, villagers have become judge, jury - and executioner. The killings of accused sorcerers have been overtaken by assaults on suspected ninjas.
Locals threaten to burn police stations unless suspects are handed over.
In Malang, at least two suspected killers were beheaded. Three Madurese men were lynched after mobs found traditional daggers in their car trunk. Other suspects were beaten and burned alive. As the violence grows, clarity remains elusive - and the darkness impenetrable. All Rights Reserved.