Minor conviction

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Kompas – January 14, 2012
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Minor conviction
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A 17-year-old boy at the center of a legal and public relations storm was found guilty on Wednesday of stealing a pair of sandals from a police officer and released into the custody of his parents. The case has triggered a wave of public indignation and protest over the conviction of minors for petty crimes with people across the country donating sandals to be sent the national police chief as part of a campaign to shame police over the trial.

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