A Password to a Free Meal

He was a civil servant who was hated by the New Order government, and a generous activist to his colleagues. That, in a nutshell, reflects the life of Mulyana W. Kusumah.

April 19, 2005

FROM within the walls of Salemba Prison the short message came out. "Orders from Pablo Escobar in prison: Don't move yet." The tone was in jest, but its intent was serious. That was Mulyana Wira Kusumah's "directive" to a group of non-governmental organization activists who stood ready to demonstrate in his defense.

Many were taken aback by the arrest of Mulyana by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Understandably

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