COMING from the direction of Medan, the bus carrying Humam Hamid stopped at Siang Malam restaurant, Matang Geulumpang Dua, capital of Peusangan subdistrict. A group of people blocked Humam as he was getting out of the vehicle. A brawny guy yelled: Whats this H2O (Humam-Hasbi OK) car coming here for? This is Irwandis (aspiring governor) territory, an eyewitness, imitating the guy, told Tempo. Then the muscular man punched Hamid.

He and his friends