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Suharto son's passport canceled

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Associated Press - December 23, 2000

Jakarta – Authorities have canceled the passport of the fugitive son of former President Suharto to prevent him from fleeing Indonesia, officials said Friday.

Moelyohardjo, a spokesman for the state prosecutor's office, said the attorney general ordered the action against Hutomo Mandala Putro, also known as Tommy Suharto. He has been on the run for nearly two months, evading an 18-month prison sentence for corruption.

Suharto ruled the country for three decades until his ouster in 1998. Suharto – who like many Indonesians uses one name – is himself accused of stealing millions of dollars in government money to bankroll businesses controlled by his allies and children.

Earlier this year, a court abandoned his corruption trial after doctors said he was too sick to face prosecution. An appeals court has ordered the trial resumed in the new year.

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