While former President Abdurrahman Wahid was sustaining attacks from every direction in February this year, the presidential secretariat bought 18 Kijang vans at a total of Rp2.4 billion for its higher- and lower-ranking officials. Controversies and strong reactions from mixed circles ensued as the money had come from the presidential aid account. Some people cynically queried whether Wahid's was a reform-minded administration.