The House of Representatives (DPR) is still in recess, but deputy speaker Andi Mappetahang Fatwa remains exceptionally busy. His handphone rings constantly. Wherever he goes, the press follows him. The man who caused the fuss is Permadi, his fellow lawmaker from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), who has leveled the serious allegation that Fatwa pocketed Rp20 billion in bribes.

Following the earlier uproar caused by anot