THE applause in the Jatayu conference room of Sheraton Hotel, Cengkareng, Tangerang, Friday last week was thunderous. A few moments later, the conference room’s door was opened wide. Eleven members of the Working Committee for the Corruption Court Bill walked out. They looked happy. “We’ve completed the entire list of problems, leaving only the crucial articles,” said Arbab Paproeka, head of the committee, to Tempo.

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