AFTER saying nothing for so long, Nirwan Dermawan Bakrie is finally speaking out. He is now in charge of the Bakrie Groups plan to sell Lapindo Brantas Inc to Freehold Group Ltd, for US$1 million, despite the concern and the consternation of many. They claim that the Bakries are washing their hands of the mudflow disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java and refusing to be accountable for it.

This seems to be what is making Nirwan talk to the media and ex