Tommy's associate tried<\/p>\n
Annastashya Emmanuelle, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A close associate of Hutomo \"Tommy\" Mandala Putra, the
\nfugitive son of former president Soeharto, appeared before the
\nCentral Jakarta District Court on Thursday on charges of illegal
\npossession of firearms and ammunition.<\/p>\n
Hetty Siti Hartika, 39, the manager of Cemara Apartments in
\nCentral Jakarta, was arrested by the police on Aug. 4 at the
\napartments during a search for Tommy.<\/p>\n
She was accused of violating article 1, paragraph 1 of the
\nEmergency Law No. 12\/1951, which carries a maximum penalty of
\ndeath.<\/p>\n
The connection between Hetty and the Soeharto family began
\nwhen Tommy's wife, Ardhia Pramesti Regita Cahyani or Tata,
\nappointed her to become the manager of the Cemara Apartments,
\nowned by the Soeharto family.<\/p>\n
In the preliminary investigation, Hetty revealed that she had
\nobtained the bullets from Tommy after he had asked her by
\ntelephone to pick up a car containing the firearms and bullets at
\nhis house earlier this year, prosecutor Komsyah told the court.<\/p>\n
Later, police found that the firearms had been used to kill
\nSupreme Court Justice M. Syafiuddin Kartasasmita, the judge who
\nsentenced Tommy to 18 months imprisonment for his alleged
\ninvolvement in a land scam.<\/p>\n
Tommy is the main suspect in the murder of Kartasasmita and a
\nseries of bombings in the capital. Despite police statements that
\nthey were still searching for Tommy, he is still at large.<\/p>\n
The fugitive has been on the run since November last year,
\nalthough the Supreme Court overturned his conviction on Oct. 1.<\/p>\n
During a previous search for Tommy, police also found firearms
\nand ammunition at the house of Ari Haryo Wibowo or Ari Sigit,
\nTommy's nephew, who is currently being tried for the same offense
\nas Hetty.<\/p>\n
After reading the indictment, presiding judge Musa Simatupang
\nadjourned the court to next Tuesday, to hear Hetty's defense.<\/p>",
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