Baharuddin Lopa now has another new job: demolition expert. A day after his appointment as attorney general (AG) two weeks ago, he got down to breaking down the barriers to prosecuting those guilty of corruption. In doing so, he fulfilled his own image as the tough guy of Indonesian law.

Originally from Majene in South Sulawesi, Lopa has worked as a prosecutor and served as Indonesian ambassador to Saudi Arabia. His first job as the AG was to