Ari Sigit's remains in hospital

Ari Sigit's remains in hospital

JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has delayed
transferring the grandson of former president Soeharto, Ari Haryo
Wibowo, alias Ari Sigit, to Salemba Prison as he is undergoing
medical treatment at Kramatjati Police Hospital, his lawyer said
on Tuesday.

"We received notification that the office is delaying
transferring him, but Ari will be placed at Salemba as soon as
the doctors have declared him fit," Muhammad Burhanuddin, the
lawyer, said.

Ari collapsed on Monday upon hearing that he would be
transferred to Salemba Prison. The 31-year-old Ari had been in
police custody for one month.

Burhanuddin said that Ari was visited on late Monday by his
mother, Elsye Sigit.

"His grandmother (Elsye's mother) also visited him and his
children are planning to come as well, but I don't know the
schedule," Burhanuddin said.

The eldest son of Sigit Hardjojudanto was detained by the city
police after a raid on his house in Menteng found live
ammunition. The search was in connection with the police's
attempts to locate Ari's fugitive uncle, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala
Putra, who has been on the run since November last year. (emf)