Prosecutor ready for Tommy's capture<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): In support of the police's effort to capture
\nfugitive Hutomo \"Tommy\" Mandala Putra by the end of this year,
\nthe South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office will remain open over the
\nupcoming holidays.<\/p>\n
The head of the South Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, Antasari
\nAzhar, said on Friday the decision was taken in response to a
\nstatement by National Police chief Gen. Surojo Bimantoro that his
\nmen would capture Tommy by the end of December.<\/p>\n
\"I take (Bimantoro's statement) as urging by the police to
\naccomplish our task and capture Tommy.<\/p>\n
\"As a consequence, none of the prosecutors in this office,
\nincluding myself, are allowed to take time off for the Christmas
\nand Idul Fitri holidays should the police succeed in tracking
\ndown and arresting the convict before the end of the year,\" he
\nsaid after a gathering to mark the breaking of the fast on
\nFriday.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, National Police Headquarters established
\nfive special teams to locate Tommy, the youngest son of former
\npresident Soeharto, who has been in hiding for 42 days, since his
\nappeal for a presidential pardon was rejected.<\/p>\n
Tommy was found guilty of graft in a 1995 land swap deal which
\ncaused Rp 76.7 billion (US$8.07 million) in losses to the state.
\nHe was sentenced by the Supreme Court on Sept. 22 to serve 18
\nmonths in the Cipinang Penitentiary in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The prosecutors and the police have come under fire for the
\nescape of Tommy and their failure to apprehend him, one of the
\nmost recognizable men in the country.<\/p>\n
Police have swept dozens of houses in the country in search of
\nTommy, but to no avail.<\/p>\n
On Thursday evening, a radio station reported Tommy had been
\ncaptured in Pasuruan, East Java, and was flown back to Jakarta
\nthat night. Police were seen waiting for Tommy at Soekarno-Hatta
\nInternational Airport, but the report turned out to be a hoax.<\/p>\n
Antasari said his office and the police have received hundreds
\nof false reports about Tommy, all of which has served to keep
\nthem very busy.<\/p>\n
\"We always check any information we get, and although the
\nmisleading reports give us a headache we consider these a
\nchallenge to keep up with our work and find Tommy.\" (bby)<\/p>",
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