Man: These days it’s not “many children, much fortune” (a famous Indonesian saying), but lots of corruption, lots of money.

In a verdict widely seen as betraying the public’s sense of justice, Gayus Tambunan (pictured right), a tax official at the centre of a scandal that exposed a vast network of corruption among law enforcers and bureaucrats, was sentence to 7 years jail – less than half the 20 years sought by the prosecution.