THE project had a noble aim: to stop illegal fees. But the computerization of the legal board administration information system ended up fostering corruption.

This is no trivial case. Ten senior officials were allegedly involved, including two former legal directors-general, Romli Atmasasmita and Zulkarnain Yunus, along with director-general Syamsudin Manan Sinaga. The three men have been indicted and declared suspects. This week prosecutors are