Indonesian prosecutors on Wednesday filed a law suit against the youngest son of former president Soeharto in a land exchange scheme case that caused the country suffering financial losses of millions of U.S. dollars, a prosecutor said here Wednesday.
Director of Civil Crime of the Indonesian Attorney General Yoseph Suwardi Sabda said that Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, Soeharto's son, as a commissioner of Goro Bathara Sakti Inc., is implicated in the scheme from 1995 to 1998 between the company and the State Logistic Agency (Bulog).
"The law suit is registered in the South Jakarta court," Suwardi told Xinhua.
"The scheme has caused state suffering financial losses of more than 50 million U.S. dollars," he said.
Another prosecutor Tabok Nainggolan said that the company and the former head of the agency Beddu Amang and Richardo Gelael from the company were also declared suspects.
"Tommy" was sentenced to 18 months in jail in 2000 for his connection with the scheme. He was freed last year after serving only 15 months.
He was also found guilty of ordering the murder of the judge who had convicted him.
"Tommy" has also separately named as suspect in a criminal case involving state monopoly on clove trade.
Soeharto's family and associates have been allegedly implicated on corruption that caused losses of billions of U.S. dollars to the country during his 32-year rules.
Recently, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appointed a new attorney-general to instigate his campaign against the rampant corruption in the country.
Source: Xinhua
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