At Kapolo’s side was Syahrusad, a former communist who had joined Husin Limbara’s party. Halim didn’t trust him; he was too good a talker. He was also a member of a state bank’s board of directors. Next to him sat Rachmad, a government minister.
Looking at the assembled members of the party council, Halim was impressed by the fact that practically all of them had huge incomes from directorships either in their own concerns or in state-owned enterprises.
Husin Limbara opened the meeting. “Good evening, gentlemen. Our meeting tonight is an extremely important one. While it is not an official meeting of the party’s executive council, and not all of its members are present—some were unable to come, prevented by other work—it is still of utmost importance.
“As you well know, the opposition p
