HE sat in contemplation, in the mosque located on the grounds of the General Elections Commission (KPU). Most of the congregation for that afternoons Friday prayer had already left the mosque. Meanwhile, he was still reciting some prayers. His fingers moved as he counted repeated praises of God. His lips moved, but his words were not audible.

After ending his invocations, Nazaruddin Sjamsuddin, 60, stuffed a few bills in a collection box. A moment