BEHIND Cipinang prison, East Jakarta, there is a row of dozens of cars parallel to the apartment of the penitentiary officials. In the yard, twice the size of a soccer field, is a neat row of cars confiscated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Eighteen attendants take turns watching the premises night and day.

They are not only keeping an eye on the impounded goods. “We also pump up the flat tires and warm the engines to keep them