AS if enduring a toothache, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Governor, Abdullah Puteh, clenched his teeth when reporters questioned him about his recently declared status as a corruption suspect, last Friday. "Ask my lawyers in Jakarta," he told reporters.

Last week, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) declared Puteh a corruption suspect on charges of embezzling Rp4 billion in state funds during the purchase of a Russian helicopte