More than 500 Gerindra politicians descended on Sentul City, West Java, on April 24. After parking their vehicles, they were whisked away by small buses headed over hills toward Hambalang, Bogor.

At the highest point of Bojong Koneng village, Hambalang, sits sprawling the mansion of Prabowo Subianto, chairman of the Gerindra Board of Patrons, which was the destination of the future legislators on that particular morning. One participant said the g