The Central Jakarta District Court didn't hesitate on May 8 when it handed down life sentences to two defendants convicted of assassinating Supreme Court Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita. However, the court made no mention of Tommy Suharto's alleged involvement in the crime.

Presiding judicial panel member Andi Samsan Nganro said that whether or not Tommy is involved in the crime had no bearing on the case of the two convicted men, R. Mularwa