Indonesian prosecutor promises more Tommy evidence

Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rahman Saleh has said his office would present more evidence at a British trial to support his argument that the funds of former president Soeharto's son Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra at an overseas bank were obtained through graft.

"The Attorney General's Office will bring in new evidence to argue at the trial, in which we have been invited as a third party, that the 35 million euros (46 million U.S. dollars) in dispute was obtained through illegal acts," Rahman was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.

The trial is being held at the Guernsey Royal Court in the United Kingdom.

Rahman said on Friday his office would present evidence that Tommy had received the money from the Supersemar Foundation. Tommy's father, former president Soeharto, has been accused of financial irregularities in connection with the foundation.

In addition to alleged money laundering, the attorney general's office said Tommy was involved in corruption surrounding the Timor national car project, the Goro land-swap deal and the Sempati Air project.

The Indonesian 2003 money laundering law says criminal acts of money laundering include locating, transferring, paying, selling, granting, donating, bringing overseas, or swapping money obtained from graft in order to legitimize the funds.

Source: Xinhua