Muhammad Abdul Rachman had some trouble uttering his oath of office as he was sworn in as attorney general last week. His voice tripped up a bit on the words "I will act honestly". Fortunately, with a little coaxing from President Megawati Sukarnoputri the words finally came out.

Work honestly. That is what the Indonesian public is demanding of the former junior attorney general for general crimes. It is no secret in Indonesia's corridors of po