AFTER rapping his gavel three times to signify the end of Setya Novantos pre-trial verdict, judge Cepi Iskandar rushed to leave the Oemar Seno Adjie courtroom at the South Jakarta District Court. Five police officers escorted him to his office on the second floor. Then Cepi, the sole judge in Setyas pre-trial hearing, disappeared quickly into his office.

After the judges hasty departure, the courtroom had turned instantly rowdy. Several people