IF the agreement between the government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) leads to permanent peace in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Hamid Awaludin deserves some of the credit. As Justice & Human Rights Minister, Hamid represented the Indonesian government at the signing of the peace accord. This hard work took much thought and time.

But on another matter, what would be the difference between Hamid and a traffic policeman who shamelessly accepts