Long Live Marsillam! Watch Out, Sir

Though considered a good choice, Marsillam Simanjuntak will find it difficult to avoid President Wahid’s intervention.

July 17, 2001

When Attorney General Baharuddin Lopa died, many wondered who would take his place. Lopa’s successor, whoever he is, will have a hard time dealing with a mountain of unfinished jobs—from investigating officials, politicians, and conglomerates alleged to have been involved in corruption to cleaning up the Mafia within the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) itself. Moreover, he will also have to work in a government whose days are nu

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