Maluku's Troubled Politics
Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Moving down from the national political stage into local politics can be just as tough as going the other way. Abdul Gafur knows this only too well. He was once a minister in the cabinet of former president Suharto. Then he ran last year for the governorship of his native region, the new and troubled province of North Maluku.
But although he won the election, his dream of becoming governor appears to be heading for failure or even personal disas
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