ONE day, a silver Jaguar abruptly stopped in front of the main gate of the East Java Police Headquarters in Surabaya. A driver got out and gave the car keys to an aide, who was on guard. This car is for the Regional Police Chief, he said, and left.

The aide was speechless. He was reminded of the message from his boss, East Java Police Chief Inspector-General Sutanto, to reject all gifts from people. However, the donor had left as abruptly as he c