Rumble in the Senayan Jungle
The House's special committee tasked with investigating Buloggate and Bruneigate has already prepared a draft of its decision. And the specter of mass public demos yet again looms prior to the January 29 DPR plenary session.
January 23, 2001
Vice Chairman of the Buloggate-Bruneigate special committee, Alvin Lie (pronounced Lee), now wears a bullet-proof vest under his shirt. A bodyguard accompanies him wherever he goes. As it happens, almost every day his mobile phone rings. The voice of someone involved in the Bulog scandal is heard, although the tone is always benevolant. However, says Alvin, the question asked fills him with trepidation, "Alvin, are you still safe and sound?"
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