"FREE… free!” The yells resounded in the Corruption Court session room. Dozens of men were shouting “free” repeatedly. Their voices overwhelmed the verdict of presiding judge Mansyurdin Chaniago announced over several loudspeakers.

The shouts came from a number of Artalyta Suryani’s “supporters” when the judge made the verdict on Tuesday last week. The Corruption Court had tried the case of Ayin—as Artalyta is commonly called—f