A GOLD ring with an inset diamond sits on his finger. The wearer is a high-ranking police officer at the National Police Headquarters. When asked its value, he claimed not to know. This ring was a gift, he said.

The officer, who was reluctant to have his name mentioned, bragged about his many friends. It was from one of them that he had obtained the ring, which he himself could not afford on his salary. After all, the salary of a policeman with th