FOR many people, Hendarman Supandji became a pillar of hope when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appointed him as the new Attorney General on May 9, 2007. Replacing Abdul Rahman Saleh, it was anticipated that the Diponegoro University master of law graduate would be able to clean up the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), in disarray over allegations of case manipulation.

He made an impact when he was appointed as Deputy Attorney General for