Tommy leaves hospital in chopper

JAKARTA: Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, son of former president Soeharto, was discharged from the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital on Monday and left the building in a helicopter.

News portal detik.com quoted a hospital employee as saying that the helicopter was sent by Nusakambangan Penitentiary officers to retrieve the convict.

Tommy, who is currently serving time at the penal island for masterminding the murder of a Supreme Court justice, underwent tumor surgery to the back of his left eye on April 25.

He had been at the hospital for two weeks to receive postoperative treatment and therapy. -- JP