Around 50 journalists crammed into a Japanese restaurant in Senopati, South Jakarta, on Tuesday evening last week. They were waiting for the appearance of a man with the initials 'BS' who has recently become infamous. BS' legal team had previously announced that 'Balbalan Sakti'-not his real name-would appear at the press conference.

When it began 5pm, three of Balbalan's attorneys were present. Balbalan, however, was nowhere to be seen. "BS didn't come