AS the head of the Mining & Energy Department in Lebak, Sofyan can only watch in silence as Charis Kaddafi, an activist of the People's Center for Budget Advocacy, talks with a raised voice. The guestroom of the Lebak Committee of Transparency and Participation office in the city of Rangkasbitung fell into a sweltering silence.

On that day, Wednesday morning three weeks ago, the committee held a 'morning coffee session'-a solemn discussion between go