Sitting in the defendant's chair, Akbar Tandjung held his nose. Sometimes that is how the Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) lets off tension. He often moved about in his seat. From the loudspeakers installed in every corner of the room, the voice of prosecutor Fachmi blared out. Beside Akbar, his two co-defendants, Dadang Sukandar and Winfried Simatupang, sat musing.

This was the latest session in the long running case involving a