THERE was no symbol on the letterhead. The only prominent thing on this part was a name printed in capital letters: SUKANTO TANOTO. Under the name of the sender was the addressee: President of the Republic of Indonesia.

In the letter dated January 7, 2008, the entrepreneur named Indonesia’s wealthiest person in 2006 by Forbes magazine, complained about the matter implicating him, the Asian Agri tax case. “The association of such problems wit