Jakarta – The youngest daughter of former Indonesian leader Suharto was sentenced yesterday to a 10-day suspended jail term for failing to report the loss of a pistol.

Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih, 35, admitted the weapon had gone missing in October, said Mr Juan Felix Tampubolon, the Suharto family's chief lawyer. The verdict further dents the already-battered image of the family.

Adiningsih, commonly known as Mamiek, is the third member of the clan to be convicted of a criminal offence in recent months. Her brother, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, has been on the run for over six weeks, evading an 18-month prison sentence for corruption. Mr Suharto's granddaughter-in-law, Maya, is also serving an eight-month jail term for possessing narcotics.

The former strongman himself is accused of stealing at least US$583 million (S$1 billion) of state funds. A graft trial against him in September was abandoned, but an appeals court has ordered the resumption of the trial.