Threatening Behavior

The head of the Gunung Sugih District Prosecutor’s Office stands accused of acting as a “debt collector” for a businesswoman, and threatening to imprison the regent and his officials if they fail to pay money owed to her on a contract. He claims he was only carrying out the instructions of acting Attorney General Agung Darmono.

November 24, 2010

THE atmosphere at the Lampung Fair in the Way Halim Sports Complex in Bandar Lampung suddenly turned tense that night on 23 July. At the Central Lampung regency stand, Regent Mudiyanto Thoyib was busy receiving guests when he noticed an uninvited arrival—someone who was not there to seek information about the elephants of Way Kambas or tourism attractions, natural resources or business opportunities in Central Lampung.

The mustachioed arrival

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