An Indonesian police chief, his wife, and the murder of a junior police officer in their house. It’s not the plot of the latest hit streaming series – it’s a case gripping our northern neighbour and has seen President Joko Widodo weigh in to urge a thorough investigation. Inspector General Ferdy Sambo, the head of internal affairs at the National Police, has been charged with the murder of 27yo Brigadier Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat, an aide/driver for Sambo. According to the original official report, Hutabarat died after a shootout with another member of Sambo’s protection team on 8 July after he sexually harassed Sambo’s wife, Putri Candrawathi. However, reports say she and the young police officer were having an affair, and his family say he was tortured and killed on Sambo’s orders. Sambo and 2 others are facing the death penalty if convicted after another protection team member turned informant. This week, the Jakarta Post said the scandal is “just the tip of the iceberg of the endemic corruption within the police force”.