MINISTER/State Secretary Yusril Ihza Mahendra, 51, is never at a loss for words, even when cornered. Accusations that he sidestepped the bidding process to directly appoint a vendor to produce fingerprinting equipment for the Department of Justice & Legal Affairs indeed smacked of corruption. But his reaction was short: I never linked party affairs with the Departments, he said. Allegedly, the vendors were referred to him by executives of the poli