Behind the Damayanti Case

FOR a week now, Budi Supriyanto has disappeared from his office on the 13th floor of Gedung Nusantara I in the parliament complex at Senayan, Jakarta. As Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators searched his office on Friday two weeks ago, the Golkar Party politician was nowhere to be found. "After the raid, he never came to the office," said Zaki, a member of his staff, last Wednesday.

Rambe Kamarul Zaman, a colleague in the Golkar faction of the House of Representatives (DPR), also claimed to not having seen Budi since in the office. "He's probably feeling troubled. We should give him time to calm down," said the member of the DPR governance commission.

January 26, 2016