THE voice sounded hoarse. From time to time, its whining was cut off. Nevertheless, behind all his hopelessness, the owner of the voice was still trying to fight back against the misfortune he had run into. "Everything is finished. Help me. Laura and I are just the scapegoats," he said, getting angry.

The raised voice emanated from a room in Jakarta Police Headquarters, last Thursday. The one calling out in despair was Ibra Azhari, 31, who ha