THE arrival of reporters was greeted coldly by General Elections Commission (KPU) Chairman, Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin. His usual cheerful disposition was not to be seen that Monday. He kept glancing at six well-dressed men who moved about the office of Sussongko Suhardjo, the KPU Deputy Secretary-General.

In this room, officers from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) were busy tearing the place apart. Wearing white gloves, they went t