An Unblemished Record

Much hope is pinned on the new justice and human rights minister, although many say he would be more effective as the attorney general.

February 20, 2001

Baharuddin Lopa was barely a day in office as justice and human rights minister when he issued his first order: on February 12, he banned judiciary officials from accepting bribes.

How do we look at Lopa? Is he an odd person, like the principal character in the film Jumanji, who suddenly emerges after years of confinement in a magic box, running around dressed in tattered pieces of clothing and leaves? Or like the character in the story of a

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