Fifty-six year-old Arifin Panigoro has earned the ire of three presidents. Now can he escape the current `attack' launched by Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa? He is optimistic about his chances. At his office on Jalan Jenggala in South Jakarta last Thursday, he met with Edy Budiyarso of TEMPO. The following is an excerpt.

Certain members of your Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) demanded that you resign as chairman of the PDI-P