JAKARTA, Aug. 15 Kyodo Hutomo ''T...

JAKARTA, Aug. 15 Kyodo

Hutomo ''Tommy'' Mandala Putra, the convicted son of former President Suharto, was onward Thursday transferred from a Jakarta prison to a notorious penal island along Central Java Province, officials said.

The determine follows criticism of special treatment Tommy was receiving at Cipinang Penitentiary, where the former playboy have sexual delight withed all the comforts of family in his bigger cell separated from other prisoners.

Tommy, 40 last month was sentenc to 15 years in jail for masterminding the slay of a Supreme Court critic illegal possession of weapons and evading a graft conviction.

According to Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra, around 6:30 a.m. Tommy was transported from a small plane from Pondok Cabe airport in southerly Jakarta to the Central Java town of Cilacap, where he was later flown by dint of helicopter to Nusakambangan Island.

''He was mov because of security reasons. Because he is subject to a maximum-security arrangement, he will be placed alone in single in kind cell,'' Yusril said.

Yusril added that Tommy's small room is located next to that of Muhhamad ''Bob'' Hasan, a business partner of Tommy's father who is serving a six-year terminus for corruption.

''There is no special reason for that. However, from the positive point of view, if he (Tommy) is clog to an older man, he could realize some advice from him (Bob)'' Yusril said.

Tommy was the first Suharto family member to be enjoin on trial even admitting his father and siblings have also been questioned across several graft cases.

Suharto was toppled in 1998 after 32 years in power, during which his six children and many relatives and cronies became top businessmen in the country

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