IN a small office on the second floor in a corner of the Patra housing complex, Jalan Ahmad Yani, Central Jakarta, Max Sopacua could be seen busily attending to a pile of documents. Friday night two weeks ago, the former TVRI reporter and senior broadcaster who normally covers football was not looking at news reports. He was working late to prepare a gathering for training the leadership of the Democrat Party.

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