The Legend of the Lobby Queen

Artalyta, a skilled businesswoman, adept at lobbying and huddling with high-ranked politicians, is being detained on suspicion of bribery.

March 18, 2008

OTTO Cornelis Kaligis was in a bad mood. At the Pondok Bambu detention facility, East Jakarta, on Monday last week, this lawyer representing Artalyta Suryani voiced his objection to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). He was upset because his client was being detained there. This place, Kaligis said, can only hold 500 people, while the current population was over 1,500. Due to overcrowding, Artalyta was under a lot of stress, unable to s

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