Whatever Happened to Ethics?
Indonesian politics is increasingly showing scant regard for ethics—something finance minister Prijadi discovered when he was fired at a moment's notice.
June 19, 2001
Last week, members of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives (DPR) were witness to a scene they'll likely never forgeta reflection of a bigger show of disrespect to ethics being played out daily on the political stage. An otherwise staid public hearing the honorable members were having with Minister of Finance Prijadi Praptosuhardjo suddenly dissolved into calamity, not brought about by hecklers or unruly legislators, but by a ...