Is Gus Dur Out of Touch?(Abdurrahman Wahid)

From: Newsweek International | Date: June 26, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Masseurs don't normally get involved in the financial affairs of state, but then most countries are not run like Indonesia. In early January a man named Suwondo, who worked as both a masseur and a business partner for Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, went on an unusual errand. As described in embezzlement charges filed by Indonesian prosecutors, he paid a visit to Bulog, Indonesia's state-run food-distribution agency. Many Indonesians now believe that Bulog was a favorite cash cow for the corrupt in the government of former president Suharto. His cronies would regularly, it ...

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