SAMADIKUN Hartono walked slowly down the ramp at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta on Thursday last week. His face was downcast, contrasting sharply with the sunny smiles of the three crew members standing near the chartered jet that had just landed from China.

Samadikun had been on the run since 2003, after he was convicted in the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI) case.

He followed close on the heels of State Intelligence Agency (