SHORTLY after being appointed deputy of the Transition Team formed by President Joko Widodo in 2014, Akbar Faizal began to know Windu Aji Sutanto. Akbar had heard Windu was one of the volunteer leaders for Jokowi’s election campaign in Central Java. “Jokowi reportedly attended a campaign event organized by Windu there,” said Akbar.

Akbar became more familiar with Windu as the Transition Team prepared Presiden Jokowi’s pro