Tommy and the Firing Squad

The son of former president Suharto is facing serious allegations and could yet get the death penalty. But could those cases just vanish into thin air?

December 4, 2001

TOMMY Suharto is the law. He is full of irony, distrust, power and firearms. The pet youngest son of former president Suharto was first accused of corruption, but he was not detained and his wealth was not confiscated. He asked for a pardon and at the same time for a judicial review, widely seen as mutually exclusive concepts. Yet, as there was no rule on it he got to ask for both. When he should have been jailed, he was able to freely walk away,...

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