Defying most expectations, President Megawati Sukarnoputri finally appointed an insider as attorney general. An insider, that is, in the Attorney General's Office itself. He is Muhammad Abdul Rachman, former junior attorney general for general crimes, who was headed for a post as a mere expert member of staff.

Rachman replaced Marsillam Simandjuntak, who only held the post for a few days following the death of Baharuddin Lopa. President Me