THE room on the seventh floor of the Corruption Court was apparently deserted. There was only a security officer and a guest sitting thoughtfully. At the building located in Kuningan, South Jakarta, applicants enrolled for membership of the Witness & Victim Protection Agency (LPSK).

The peak day of enrolment should have been Thursday last week. It was the deadline to sign up as candidates, but until 4pm, only a hundred were listed, some even app