COPIES OF a check for Rp6 billion made out by East Kalimantan Governor Suwarna have been distributed everywhere. According to rumors, it was a bribe for Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) official Theo Syafei to smoothen Suwarna\'s chance of becoming governor. Syafei is believed to be powerful: he's close to President Megawati and was assigned to win votes for PDIP in the 2004 election. Reports of his involvement in governor elections in many regions have been discussed by PDI-P senior officials—Suwarna\'s is just one of them. What has Syafei done actually? How great is his power in the government and PDI-P? Have money politics been at play?

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