Indonesia to appeal funds access for Tommy Suharto

The Indonesian government plans to appeal against a Supreme Court decision granting the youngest son of former President Suharto access to over $US127 million of frozen funds. Hutomo Mandala Putra Suharto, also known as Tommy Suharto, is under investigation over various deals, as the government tries to recover funds, allegedly stolen by his family. Transparency International estimates the Suharto family assets are worth up to $US35 billion dollars, and include interests in cars, airlines and property. Last month Jakarta seized funds from Tommy Suharto's car company and put the money in a government account. But the Supreme Court overturned an earlier High Court decision which had been in the government's favour.

Presenter: Sen Lam
Speaker: Greg Barton, Indonesian specialist, Monash University, Australia