TWO weeks ago on Tuesday, following a plenary session which enacted the Law on Witness & Victim Protection at the parliament (DPR) building at Senayan, Minister Hamid Awaludin suddenly blacked out. His cholesterol and blood pressure levels had soared. Everything became dark and I collapsed, said Hamid. After a two-hour treatment at the DPR clinic, Hamid was allowed to go home.

The collapse of Hamid, a former journalist who spent years studying law