Sugar Daddy
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
A Sia's wide circle of acquaintances was evident when Tempo tried to approach the owner of Delta Asia Sekawan on Thursday two weeks ago, when the Pontianak Court was hearing his case. Before reaching A Sia, who was waiting for the session to begin, a senior journalist blocked Tempo from getting any closer. "No interviews, he'll get angry," the journalist said. A Sia, who was looking on, merely smiled and waved.
The police's willingness to raid A Sia's sugar warehouse, arrest him and bring him to trial has been widely praised. A Sia had been thought to be above the law. His network includes bureaucrats, politicians and journalists.
A Sia's wide circle of acquaintances was evident when Tempo tried to approach the owner of Delta Asia Sekawan on Thursday two weeks ago, when the Pontianak Court was hearing his case. Before reaching A Sia, who was waiting for the session to begin, a senior journalist blocked Tempo from getting any closer. "No interviews, he'll get angry," the journalist said. A Sia, who was looking on, merely smiled and waved.
The police's willingness to raid A Sia's
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