Hutomo Mandala Putra
| Tommy Suharto | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 July 1962  Indonesia
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| Political party | Golkar |
| Spouse(s) | Ardhia Pramesti Regita Cahyani (1997-2006) |
| Children | Dharma Mangkuluhur Gayanti Hutami |
| Parents | Soeharto dan Siti Hartinah |
Tommy Suharto (real name Hutomo Mandala Putra) (15 July 1962) is the youngest son of Suharto, the former President of Indonesia. In 2002 he was convicted of ordering the assassination of a Supreme Court Judge of the Republic of Indonesia, Syafiuddin Kartasasmita.
Tommy in the 1980s used the Indonesian Army to force landowners in the Nusa Dua and Dreamland Beach areas to sell land at cheap prices to a company controlled by him. Today this land is reported to be still owned by him. His company leases this land to many mega resort operators including Starwood, Accor, and Hilton.
Tommy was in 2002 sentenced to 15 years jail for paying two hitmen to kill Syafiuddin Kartasasmita, a Supreme Court judge who had convicted him of graft. Other charges included illegal weapons possession and fleeing justice.
He served part of his sentence in Cipinang Penitentiary Institution (LP Cipinang), Jatinegara, East Jakarta before being transferred to Nusa Kambangan Island prison off the southern coast of Central Java. His sentence was reduced to 10 years on appeal, and he was given conditional release on 30 October 2006. He spent a total of four years in detainment. Critics said Tommy was released solely because of his wealth and his family's enduring power.
On 28 August 2008, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated that Bank Mandiri had been directed to transfer 1.23 trillion rupiah (US$134 million) of funds owned by Tommy's now-defunct car company Timor Putra Nasional to a government account. The company is selling Indonesian version of Kia Sephia. Earlier, the ministry filed a graft case alleging Tommy illegally sold assets from Timor to five of his companies. Tommy responded by filing a US$21.8 million countersuit against the ministry. He won a separate US$61 million civil corruption case in February 2008, receiving US$550,000 in a countersuit.
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