Caught Between Evidence and Alibi
Three defendants in the July killing of Supreme Court judge Syafiuddin Kartasasmita are now on trial. But it is by no means an open-and-shut case. The accusation that Tommy Suharto was the brains behind the killing could yet fall by the wayside.
January 15, 2002
It appears set to be the trial of the year. The assassination of judge Syafiuddin Kartasasmita caught the attention of the media at home and abroad not merely because the victim was a senior Supreme Court justice, but because it involves Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the son of disgraced former president Suharto. On Monday last week, defendants Maulawarman and Noval Hadad were brought before the Central Jakarta District Court, accus
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