THE OLD SONG is being replayed after last week's capture by the police of the fugitive Tommy Suharto—that Abdurrahman Wahid, while president of the republic, made a political deal with the youngest son of the disgraced dictator Suharto. Tommy, detained in a cell at the Jakarta police headquarters, said he decided to go into hiding after Wahid broke his promise.

Tommy's words were confirmed by his lawyer Elza Syarief. On Sunday last week