A red mark still stains the report card for President Megawati Sukarnoputri’s first year of government. The courts failed to resolve several “mega” corruption cases. An example of this, the corruption cases involving former president Suharto, his family members and cronies. Other examples are the Bulog-Goro (State Logistics Agency) land-swap deal and the Bank Bali scandal.

Legal action against Soeharto’s alleged corrupt e