AT his office on the 13th floor of the Nusantara I Building of the House of Representatives (DPR), Hamka Yandhu looked like an Italian Don. He picked up the telephone and dialed four numbers, contacting Hafiz Zawawi down on the 10th floor, in May 2003.

Hafiz and Hamka were both members of the DPR’s Banking & Finance Commission for the 1999-2004 period. They are from the Golkar Party. The telephone in Hafiz’s room rang with a particular patt