Ginandjar, looking good!

Ginandjar, looking good!

I would like to congratulate Ginandjar on his miraculous
recovery! It appears that he no longer requires the wheelchair,
or perhaps the life support machine and intravenous drips that
prevented him from turning up at the Attorney General's Office a
couple of months ago to answer charges of corruption.

The debilitating sickness that we witnessed only a short while
ago is no longer apparent and Ginandjar seems to be in top
health. He punches the air with his fist, sits for long, tedious
hours in front of the members of the People's Consultative
Assembly (MPR) and shows no signs of relapse. Is he in remission
perhaps?

We are all impressed by his resilience and hope that now
Megawati has become president, the attorney general will be able
to ask Ginandjar over for a chat while he's enjoying such a
remarkable good health. The attorney general should perhaps bear
in mind that these bouts of good health are generally only
temporary among the Indonesian elite and are usually followed by
prolonged terminal illness and even senility. So...strike while
the iron's hot!

JOHN C. TORR

Jakarta