ARIEF Budiman’s office at the General Elections Commission (KPU) building in Jalan Imam Bonjol, Menteng, Central Jakarta, which is about the size of a badminton court, was filled with some brown couches and a long table in the corner. On Thursday, January 21, Arief was still using that office reserved for the KPU chairman.

A week earlier, on January 13, Arief was relieved of his position by the Election Organizer Ethics Council (DKPP). In