IT is as if this man who has been working in the court system for 39 years has a sixth sense for rejecting things whose origins are unclear. For years, during the fasting month of Ramadan, court offices in Jakarta would prepare for a major event which involved a large number of people, namely a gathering for the special taraweh prayer.

Because this event was not previously budgeted, the committee had to get "creative" and collect money from among t