A FEROCIOUS argument broke out in the living room of Novel Baswedan's house on Jalan Deposito, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, in the wee hours of Friday two weeks ago. Novel, an investigator with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), refused to sign an arrest warrant presented by Adj. Comr. T.D. Purwantoro from the National Police (Polri)'s Crime Investigation Division (Bareskrim).

A letter said that the warrant had been issued after Novel t