 He was released on 10 December 1999, more than one year and six months after Suharto's downfall.Budiman was a supporter of reformist President Abdurrahman Wahid, who was impeached and removed from power on 23 July 2001 after losing the support of the military and parliament.Prior to Wahid's removal, Budiman was among a group of 40 people -- mostly foreigners -- briefly detained when police and an Islamic militia group raided an anti-globalization conference in Depok on 8 June 2001.