More Episodes of Tommy's 'Soap' in the Pipeline
Tommy Suharto, hunted by the police, is now exonerated. But it's still a long story. Be patient or be nauseous.
October 9, 2001
The soap opera Tommy the Powerful featuring legal chaos as its theme, still has a long way to go. Many episodes have gone by and even this magazine has frequently given its comments in this column. The opening episode, subtitled Tommy the Corruptor, saw Tommy, "crown prince" of the New Order ruler, sentenced to 18 months in jail by a panel of judges led by Supreme Court Justice Syafiuddin Kartasasmita. Then in Tommy's Tricks, Tommy made a contr
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