Tommy Suharto

Infobox celebrity | name=Tommy Suharto
nationality=Indonesian

Tommy Suharto (born Hutomo Mandala Putra on July 15 1962) is the son of Suharto, the former President of Indonesia.

Criminal convictions

He was convicted and sentenced in 2002 to fifteen years jail for paying a hitman to kill Syafiuddin Kartasasmita, a Supreme Court judge who had convicted him of graft. Other charges include illegal weapons possession and running from the law.

He obtained a fifteen year sentence. Tommy served part of his jail sentence in Cipinang Penitentiary Institution (LP Cipinang), Jatinegara, East Jakarta. His sentence was reduced to ten years on appeal and he was given conditional release on October 30, 2006. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6098010.stm BBC] ] He spent four years in detainment. Critics say that he was released solely because of his position of wealth and power. [ [http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8113316 The Economist] "Lucky Tommy," "The Economist" Nov. 2, 2006.]

On August 28, 2008, Indonesia Finance minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, stated Bank Mandiri was directed to transfer 1.23 trillion rupiah (134 million dollars) funds owned by Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra's now-defunct car company Timor Putra Nasional to a government account. Earlier, the ministry filed a graft case alleging Tommy illegally sold assets from Timor to 5 of his companies. Tommy, howerver filed a 21.8 million dollars countersuit against the ministry. Tommy won a separate 61-million-dollar civil corruption case in February, 2008, winning 550,000 dollars in a countersuit. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iVeIurfDTySdMXyl8qWxIaG2YSgg afp.google.com, Indonesia seizes 134 million dollars from Suharto son: report] ] [ [http://www.mysinchew.com/node/15739 mysinchew, Indonesia: Indonesia Recovers $133M From Suharto's Son] ] [ [http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2350790.htm?tab=latest radioaustralia.net.au, Indonesian court seizes assets linked to Suharto family] ]

Private life

Tommy was married to Ardhia Pramesti Regita Cahyani or simply known as 'Tata' in 1997. They have two children: Dharma Mangkuluhur and Gayanti Hutami. On May 15, 2006, Tata filed for divorce.

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1881066.stm "Tommy Suharto: Flamboyant playboy"] , "BBC"
* [http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/07/26/indonesia.tommy/ "Tommy Suharto jailed for murder"] , "CNN"
* [http://kerrycollison.net/index.php?/archives/4209-The-Return-of-the-Cendana-Prince.html "Return of the Cendana Prince," by "Tempo" magazine] ; also posted: * [http://www.kabar-irian.info/pipermail/kabar-indonesia/2006-November/012559.html]
* [http://www.unhas.ac.id/~rhiza/gja1.html "Chopping the global tentacles of the Suharto Oligarchy"] , Dr. George J. Aditjondro. Includes biography critical of Tommy Suharto
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/asiaecon/stories/sons012598.htm Suharto & Sons (And Daughters, In-Laws & Cronies)] George J. Aditjondro, "The Washington Post," Sunday, January 25, 1998; Page C01