Suharto's son formally denies corruption
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The youngest son of Indonesia's former leader Suharto has formally denied corruption allegations and filed a counter-suit against the government seeking millions of dollars in damages.
Tommy Suharto's counter-suit was filed in the central Jakarta district court, and he also responded in writing to the finance ministry's accusations of corruption.
The ministry alleges Tommy Suharto illegally sold off assets from the car importing firm PT Timor, at discounted rates, to five of his firms, to avoid paying off state loans made to Timor during the Asian financial crisis of 1997.
His defence lawyer told AFP newsagency the accusations were legally baseless.
The lawyer says the ministry brought the allegations to court to justify keeping a freeze on Suharto's assetts in the British dependency of Guernsey.
