THE bus carrying members of the House of Representatives (DPR) Legal Affairs Commission was leaving Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Monday afternoon three weeks ago. The 10 legislators had just conducted a sudden inspection of the Airport Immigration office. “We wanted to find out how Gayus Tambunan managed to go abroad,” said Ichsan Soelistio, one of the commission members.

On the way back to Senayan, the bus was speeding toward Tanjung