Suharto’s Children and the Stray Kites

Suharto’s children made the Berkarya Party into a family political vehicle. They are deemed to have not run it seriously.

Raymundus Rikang

May 24, 2021

HOLDING a meeting about a month before the fasting month of Ramadan, Hutomo Mandala Putra intended to evaluate the verdict of the Jakarta Administrative Court regarding the administration of the Partai Beringin Karya, known as Berkarya Party (Working Party). Tommy—as Hutomo commonly called—hoped to end the division among party cadres. “Tommy still hopes that Berkarya Party cadres who joined the opposing camp can return,” s

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