This caption for Photo A (left) and B (right)<\/p>\n
Credit A - JP\/I Wayan Juniartha
\nCredit B - JP\/Arief Suhardiman<\/p>\n
PASTIKA AND BA'ASYIR: Head of the Bali bombing joint
\ninvestigative team Insp. Gen. Made Mangku Pastika (left) smiles,
\nconfident that the police will be able to uproot the terrorist
\nnetwork responsible for the deaths of more than 190 people,
\nmostly foreigners, in Kuta, Bali, on Oct. 12. Noted cleric Abu
\nBakar Ba'asyir (right), leader of a pesantren (Islamic boarding
\nschool) in Ngruki, Surakarta, Central Java, made national
\nheadlines this year following his arrest and interrogation for
\nhis alleged involvement in several crimes, including a plot to
\nassassin Megawati Soekarnoputri when she was Vice President. The
\ncleric is thought to be a link in the chain of terror-related
\nactivities that have plagued the country these past few years.<\/p>\n
Photo C Caption<\/p>\n
M.A. RACHMAN: Attorney General M.A. Rachman retains his judiciary
\nseat despite his alleged corruption, which has evoked strong
\ncriticism. President Megawati Soekarnoputri has rejected calls
\nfor his dismissal, defending her stance in saying that there is
\nno guarantee that Rachman's replacement would be "clean".<\/p>\n
Photo D Caption<\/p>\n
JP\/Mulkan Salmona
\nYUSUF SYAKIR: Former chairman of the Public Servants' Wealth
\nAudit Commission (KPKPN) is known for his tenacity in auditing
\nthe wealth of high-ranking government officials. To his surprise
\nand disappointment, the Commission was disbanded last month. It
\nhas been reported that a new anticorruption body is to be
\nestablished in lieu.<\/p>\n
PHOTO E Caption<\/p>\n
JP\/R. Berto Wedhatama
\nSUTIYOSO: The retired Army Major General is dubbed to be one of
\nthe current "strong men" in the country. President Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri had him reelected as Jakarta governor this year,
\ndespite his black record during the 1996 attack on Megawati's
\nIndonesian Democratic Party (PDI) headquarters. Sutiyoso is also
\nnotorious for his failure to manage Jakarta, especially in
\nregards the widespread flooding which inundated the capital at
\nthe beginning of 2002.
\nPHOTO F Caption<\/p>\n
JP\/R. Berto Wedhatama
\nAKBAR TANDJUNG: Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR)
\nAkbar Tandjung, who is concurrently chairman of the Golkar Party,
\nwas convicted on charges of misappropriating state funds from the
\nState Logistic Agency (Bulog) and sentenced to two years in
\nprison. However, efforts to uphold the court's verdict have been
\nin vain, and this "strong man" remains at large, retaining his
\nseat in both parliament and the party.<\/p>\n
PHOTO G Caption<\/p>\n
Private collection<\/p>\n
INDIRA DAMAYANTI SUGONDO: Despite tight competition among party
\nmembers to make the roster of the House of Representatives (DPR),
\nIndira made a bold point in quitting Commission IX of the House
\nas an open protest against the rampant bribery among legislators,
\nincluding those of her own party, the Indonesian Democratic Party
\nof Struggle (PDI-Perjuangan).<\/p>\n
PHOTO H Caption<\/p>\n
JUSUF KALLA: The former minister of trade is renowned as a
\nstalwart promoter of national peace, and remains so in his
\ncurrent capacity as Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare.
\nHaving initiated the end of the conflict in Poso, Central
\nSulawesi, through the Malino I peace deal in December 2001,
\nminister Kalla followed up this year with the Malino II,
\ninitiating peace in Maluku.<\/p>",
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