HIS voice heightened, breaking the still of the night, as Prajogo Pangestu spelled out every word in the letter in his hands. Im accused of cheating, said the 62-year-old head of the Barito Group with anger. With that he threw the letter, an agreement on the sale-purchase of Chandra Asri, onto the table. They know its a pure business transaction.

On Thursday last week Prajogo received Tempo in his office on the 11th floor of the Wisma Barito Build