THE arrest of judge Syarifuddin Umar by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was yet another slap in the face for the judiciary. Cash amounting to Rp392 million, US$116,128, S$245,000, Thai and Cambodian currencies were confiscated from Syarifuddin’s home in North Jakarta by KPK investigators.

All that money indicated Syarifuddin Umar did not work alone. Very possibly, a colleague, or even some of his superiors may have been involved