The Soloist

He was not recommended by his superior, yet the appointment of Comr. Gen. Sutarman as national police chief proceeded smoothly. He is suspected of being close to the infamous Bu Pur and the President's inner circle.

October 22, 2013

TWO people arrived at the office of the Jakarta police chief in October 2010. They were the finance bureau and home affairs chief of the Youth and Sports Ministry, Deddy Kusdinar and businessman Widodo Wisnu Sayoko, and they had come to meet their host, Insp. Gen. Sutarman.

They were on an important mission: to talk about a case of suspected corruption in the procurement of books at the Sports Ministry, which was being investigated by the Jakarta

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