Calls for a Credible Attorney General
Just one year after his appointment as Indonesias Attorney General, M.A. Rachman is accused of failing to effectively fight corruption. What are the causes of this perceived failure: a lack of courage, a lack of integrity or his political connections?
August 20, 2002
Attorney General Muhammad Abdur Rachman should have been warned of the perils of taking the oath of office. When Rachman was sworn in as Indonesias Attorney General by President Megawati on August 15, 2001, he choked on the words: ...will be honest and clean Legal observers hoped that this was not a sign of things to come. After just one year in office, however, legalobservers accuse Rachman of failing to uphold the law and fight corruption.
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