KANJENG Pangeran Haryo Rusdihardjo greeted Tempo reporters with a wide smile at his home in South Jakarta, three weeks ago. The former Indonesian National Police Chief finally agreed to respond to serious charges of being involved in corrupt activities at the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “I hope this isn’t an interrogation,” he commented wryly.

Rusdi, an ambassador to neighboring Malaysia (2004-2006), is being accused of h