It is like a game of bridge. The Suharto family is a trump, perhaps the highest in the pack. If you hold it, you only play it at times of utmost need. Otherwise, it is just held in reserve.

The attorney general’s office sudden interest in cases against Siti ‘Tutut’ Hardijanti Rukmana, Suharto’s eldest daughter, and Probosutedjo, his younger brother, looks like a trump card being played. Earlier this month both were declar