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...direct presidential elections in 2004. The fractious People's Consultative Assembly, a holdover from the three-decade rule of deposed President Suharto, also agreed to transform itself into a bicameral body similar to the United States Congress. "This is historical," enthuses political analyst and columnist Bara Hasibuan. "For the first time, we'll be using a presidential system where all branches are equal. There will now be a separation of power rather than a division of power...
...Critics like Bara Hasibuan, a political columnist for Kompas, the nation's largest daily newspaper, say it is the cases the attorney general's office has declined to pursue that expose the current trials as little more than a sop to public opinion. For instance, the $3 billion extended by the central bank to Suharto crony Syamsul Nursalim's troubled business empire in the wake of the 1997 financial crisis remains unexplained, let alone investigated. The Nursalim family has long been closely associated with the President's businessman husband, Taufik Kiemas. Taufik is emerging as the country's second most...