AULIA Pohan was finally declared a suspect in the Bank Indonesia scandal. What comes as welcome news is not that the former Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor will be suffering, but because it is a step forward in enforcing the law in Indonesia. By “washing his hands” of Aulia, father of his daughter-in-law, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has made a major contribution in upholding the principle that all citizens are equal before the law.

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