Tip of the Iceberg

The first of Suharto's cronies has landed in jail, although the two-year sentence is considered too light for a man who squandered millions of dollars of public funds.

February 6, 2001

Mohammad 'Bob' Hasan is used to being first in the many positions he has held in his long career as a crony of former president Suharto. He was first on the list of timber barons spawned by the Suharto regime, quickly earning the title King of the Forests, the first in charge of managing the financial affairs of Suharto's charitable foundations and the first to look after the nation's sports development. Last week, the man who was trade and industry

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