Tommy: A Lock Opera

July 30, 2002

Sentence has been passed. Fifteen years imprisonment for Hutomo Mandala Putra, known as Tommy. The youngest son of former president Suharto was found guilty of possessing unlicensed weapons and ammunition at two locations, fleeing from justice and—most seriously—persuading other persons to kill Supreme Court judge Syafiuddin Kartasasmita.

The sentence is clearly too lenient. How could anyone think otherwise? The convicted murdere

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