Originally written in Indonesia language under the title Saksi Kunci, its author is former Tempo journalist Metta Dharmasaputra.

Under the RGE umbrella, it has more than US$12 billion in total assets,[3] and at least 50,000 employees, with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Beijing and Nanjing.

These manipulations were then channeled through a number of foreign companies also owned by Sukanto, in places such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Macao and the British Virgin Islands.

Vincent leaked this confidential information to Metta from his exile in Singapore, after his theft of funds from the company of US$3.1 million was exposed.

He contemplated suicide, but was finally persuaded to return to Jakarta in an intelligence operation carried out by the Corruption Eradication Commission.