Triangle of Twisted Truth

Their relations have become a key issue in the scandal known as Buloggate. How close are the ties between President Abdurrahman Wahid, businesswoman Siti Farika and her business colleague Aris Junaidi?

December 4, 2000

They are a tricky trio and the truth about their relations remains far from clear, months after the Buloggate scandal caught the headlines. If former police chief General Rusdihardjo’s evidence is to be believed, businesswoman and close presidential friend Siti Farika received a Rp5 billion check from her pal, President Abdurrahman Wahid. And Aris Junaidi is just a pawn, inserted after the fact to ‘cut’ Wahid’s links to th...

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