THE meeting was initially to be held at President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s private residence in Puri Cikeas, Bogor, on Saturday night two weeks ago. Nearing sundown, the invitees were suddenly informed that the meeting was being moved to the State Palace.

They started arriving just before 8pm. All of the cabinet ministers in the fields of politics and justice were there, as were Attorney General Basrief Arief and National Police Chief, Gener