WHEN one summons was not enough to solve the problem, President Yudhoyono summoned Nirwan Bakrie for the second time last week. The CEO of the Bakrie Group was asked to explain why the compensation to victims of the Lapindo mudflow was not paid out.

After announcing they would pay 20 percent of the compensation, valued at Rp718.3 billion, last month the Bakrie Group said they were unable pay the remaining 80 percent. This statement was eventually