Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra is now under the gun. He is a law lecturer at the prestigious University of Indonesia. He leads the Crescent Star Party and has even stood as a presidential candidate.

But for all his laurels, Yusril now has to prove his mettle as Justice Minister, to expose the suspected bribery involving the panel of judges which declared insurance firm PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia bankrupt. Or