IT was around dawn when Indra Jaya Piliang left his home in the area of Jalan Gajah Mada, West Jakarta, heading for a television station located in Kebon Jeruk. On Saturday two weeks ago he had been asked to represent Barcelona club supporters in an informal discussion program ahead of their final Champions League match against Manchester United, to take place very early in the morning of the following day.

During that journey the Golkar Party c