A Dinner Scandal

Discussions on the free health program for the poor are tinted with the issue of extortion.

September 13, 2005

THE confession came from Musfihin Dahlan, 52. Sitting with his legs stretched out and hands folded on a grey sofa in his cool office, he was visibly perspiring. Obviously, he was uneasy. The member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission on Health from the Golkar Party faction was indeed angry. Last week unsavory news circulated: he was accused of blackmailing Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari, in connection with the free treatment

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