Word: shabbier
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...Golkar party, for example makes for a particularly tempting political target. Currently in detention, he faces 20 years in prison for his alleged role in the misuse of $4 million in state money. Critics say Akbar's trial is not part of a crusade against graft but something much shabbier: a maneuver by the President to remove a strong political rival from the scene. With Akbar-Megawati's opponent in the 1999 presidential race-in prison and preoccupied with a lengthy trial, he is almost certain to be replaced as head of Golkar. And with the party collapsing from internal...