Three Missing Hours

Gayus Halomoan Tambunan had prepared for his Bali ‘holiday’ since October. His air tickets, hotel reservations and entry to the tennis tournament had been arranged by his wife, in cash. On the Island of the Gods, the tax official charged with accepting bribes in the trillions of rupiah and a key witness in a massive tax fraud case, went around undetected. Reports he met with his benefactor in Bali are gaining strength.

November 24, 2010

JUST like a free man, Gayus Halomoan Tambunan prepared his trip long beforehand. On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 12, the suspect’s wife, Milana Anggraeni, called an event ticket agent, rajakarcis.com.

The woman identified herself as Rani, her nickname since high school. The call was taken by a woman working at the ticket office, also named Rani. “Oh, your name is Rani, the same as mine,” said Milana at the time, as the ticket agent to

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