Tommy’s Last Shot

Suspicions are growing that some kind of horse-trading went on between Gus Dur and Tommy Suharto at their secret meetings. What are the implications for Abdurrahman Wahid, the President?

November 27, 2000

When Tommy Suharto was declared a fugitive on November 6, Indonesia’s police finally started to look busy on the case. Last week, not only the big-time crook’s wife and family, but even his sate maker was investigated.

That’s not all. People judged to have close family ties or friendships with the fugitive had their homes raided. It might be just an anthole, but if Tommy had ever been there, the enforcers of the law went there

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