WHEN Pademangan Tax Office head, Faisal Siregar, returned from his Haj pilgrimage to Mecca, he was not greeted by the customary smiles and greetings from family and friends. Rather, Faisal was greeted by cries of sorrow from his family members, as police arrested him and escorted him to the police station.

Police have charged Faisal with involvement in a conspiracy to embezzle tax rebate payments using false documentation. Apart from Faisal, poli