THE case of East Kalimantan Governor Suwarna Abdul Fatah seems to underline the need for power to be controlled, to prevent it from being abused. In a democracy, a political party, as the representative of a section of society, has the right to exercise control over a person in power. But in many instances, political control by a party is not enough. Personal and group interests often mean this control is ineffective. The law is needed to stop ab