Cemented Relationships?
A number of legislators are suspected of receiving bribes totaling Rp280 million from cement giant PT Semen Gresik.
September 11, 2001
It's a long way from the East Java town of Gresik to the padded seats of Jakarta's Senayan suburb, where the fat cats of the legislature hold court. Yet lately the two have seemed a lot closer than usual. Not this time because hordes of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) faithful are rushing down from East Java to demonstrate against impeachment of their hero, former president Abdurrahman Wahid. This time the tale is one of alleged bribery. And the alleg...