LaughingAll the Way to the Bank?

Indonesian lawyers claim the right to determine whether a prominent advocate is guilty of malpractice. Police disagree, saying a criminal investigation is still pending.

May 7, 2002

After 12 years in the shadows, Indonesia's lawyers have been stirred into action. Indonesian advocates last held a major get-together in 1990, with a party and boxing tournament at the Horizon Hotel in North Jakarta. On May 3, lawyers staged another high-profile event—this time a "code of ethics" hearing at the Sahid Jaya Hotel. This is the first time that such an inquiry over alleged legal malpractice has been opened to the pu

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