Springing Tommy, Softly
The government has granted Tommy Suharto another month off his prison sentence. Is this decision based on Tommy's good behavior, or lobbying from the Cendana family?
December 17, 2002
CONVICTED felon and youngest son of former president Suharto, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, spent his first Islamic Idul Fitri holiday in Batu prison on Friday, December 8. He spent time at the At-Taubah mosque situated within the Batu prison complex, then exchanged brief pleasantries with his fellow inmates before re-entering his prison cell. Tommy is serving a 15-year prison sentence at Batu prison, located on maximum security Nusakambangan I
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