THE war of words between Golkar Party Chairman Aburizal Bakrie and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani—which preceded the House of Representatives’ (DPR) inquiry into the Bank Century case—shows that the dispute goes beyond the issue of this small bank.

Looking back, there were indications that the conflict between Bakrie, a former Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare and Sri Mulyani, the Finance Minister, actually began during the first