Tommy Soeharto set for surgery

Tommy Soeharto set for surgery

INDONESIA: Tommy Soeharto, the imprisoned youngest son of the country's former dictator, is to undergo surgery on Sunday, a report said.

"According to schedule Tommy will be operated on tomorrow at 6 a.m.," Dr. Robert Hutauruk was quoted as saying by the Detikcom online news service.

Hutauruk heads the army medical team caring for Tommy, who is serving a 15-year sentence for ordering the murder of a judge. His lawyer said last month he has a suspected tumor behind his right eye.

It is the third time in about two months that Tommy has received medical leave from the prison where he is held on Nusakambangan island in Central Java.

-- AFP