Although beset by many problems, Siti Farika is still… well… Siti Farika. She is fresh, cheerful and also witty. Her voice is pleasant and when she speaks, her dulcet tones are often joined by laughter.

But the problems faced by the 33-year-old lady born in Demak, are not minor ones. Together with President Abdurrahman Wahid and other associates, she has been accused of embezzling the State Logistics Agency (Bulog)’s Yanatera