AFTER two decades of hopes, reforms to Indonesian tax system have now been thrown in the trash. The handling of the alleged bribery case involving former Taxation Directorate General official Angin Prayitno Aji, which appears to have been carried out in halfheartedly, not only buries the sense of justice, but also means that the endeavor to improve the tax sector is nothing more than a slogan.

There are many suspicious aspects ...