Though finally run to ground, detained and charged, Tommy Suharto can still show the world that he remains far above the law. Just on the pretext of a toothache, on April 18, the youngest son of former President Suharto was able to avoid testifying.

Indeed, he had already failed to appear twice previously for the trial of Dody Hardjito in the South Jakarta District Court. Then too, the excuse was that he had fallen ill while incarcerated i