Indications of Amir Syamsuddin's involvement in a bribery case at the Supreme Court shows that the reshuffled cabinet is yet to be cleansed of problematic people. Amir, the newly appointed Justice and Human Rights Minister, was previously a Democrat Party politician and experienced attorney.

He was once the legal adviser to D.L. Sitorus, a forestry businessman, who in 2005 was charged with illegally acquiring 80,000 hectares of state-owned forest l