- Tommy Suharto
Infobox celebrity | name=Tommy Suharto
nationality=Indonesia nTommy Suharto (born Hutomo Mandala Putra on
July 15 1962 ) is the son ofSuharto , the former President ofIndonesia .Criminal convictions
He was convicted and sentenced in
2002 to fifteen years jail for paying ahitman to kill Syafiuddin Kartasasmita, a Supreme Court judge who had convicted him of graft. Other charges include illegal weapons possession and running from the law.He obtained a fifteen year sentence. Tommy served part of his jail sentence in
Cipinang Penitentiary Institution (LP Cipinang),Jatinegara ,East Jakarta . His sentence was reduced to ten years on appeal and he was given conditional release onOctober 30 ,2006 . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6098010.stm BBC] ] He spent four years in detainment. Critics say that he was released solely because of his position of wealth and power. [ [http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8113316 The Economist] "Lucky Tommy," "The Economist" Nov. 2, 2006.]On
August 28 , 2008, Indonesia Finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, stated Bank Mandiri was directed to transfer 1.23 trillionrupiah (134 million dollars) funds owned by Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's now-defunct car company Timor Putra Nasional to a government account. Earlier, the ministry filed a graft case alleging Tommy illegally sold assets fromTimor to 5 of his companies. Tommy, howerver filed a 21.8 million dollars countersuit against the ministry. Tommy won a separate 61-million-dollar civil corruption case inFebruary , 2008, winning 550,000 dollars in a countersuit. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVeIurfDTySdMXyl8qWxIaG2YSgg afp.google.com, Indonesia seizes 134 million dollars from Suharto son: report] ] [ [http://www.mysinchew.com/node/15739 mysinchew, Indonesia: Indonesia Recovers $133M From Suharto's Son] ] [ [http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2350790.htm?tab=latest radioaustralia.net.au, Indonesian court seizes assets linked to Suharto family] ]Private life
Tommy was married to Ardhia Pramesti Regita Cahyani or simply known as 'Tata' in 1997. They have two children: Dharma Mangkuluhur and Gayanti Hutami. On May 15, 2006, Tata filed for divorce.
References
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1881066.stm "Tommy Suharto: Flamboyant playboy"] , "BBC"
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/26/indonesia.tommy/ "Tommy Suharto jailed for murder"] , "CNN"
* [http://kerrycollison.net/index.php?/archives/4209-The-Return-of-the-Cendana-Prince.html "Return of the Cendana Prince," by "Tempo" magazine] ; also posted: * [http://www.kabar-irian.info/pipermail/kabar-indonesia/2006-November/012559.html]
* [http://www.unhas.ac.id/~rhiza/gja1.html "Chopping the global tentacles of the Suharto Oligarchy"] , Dr.George J. Aditjondro . Includes biography critical of Tommy Suharto
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/asiaecon/stories/sons012598.htm Suharto & Sons (And Daughters, In-Laws & Cronies)] George J. Aditjondro, "The Washington Post," Sunday, January 25, 1998; Page C01
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