Return of the Masseur
Just as parliament summons President Wahid to clarify the Bulog scandal, out of the blue police arrest the man at the heart of it all—his missing masseur Suwondo.
October 16, 2000
AS if catching the alleged masterminds of the Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing were not enough. Now Indonesia’s much-maligned police have scored another coup. Big time fugitive Suwondo, presidential masseur and a key figure in the Bulog scandal which has tarred the name of President Abdurrahman Wahid, has finally been caught.
Brigadier General Saleh Saaf, head of the National Police’s information service, announced Suwondo’s capt
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