Tommy Suharto's nephew detained

Tommy: Convicted for corruption linked to a land scam

Indonesian police hunting for Tommy Suharto, the fugitive son of former President Suharto, have detained one of his nephews.

Tommy's wife, Tata, was questioned by police

Ari Sigit Suharto, the former president's eldest grandson, was taken in for questioning after police found 70 rounds of live ammunition at his Jakarta house, during a search for Tommy Suharto.

Tommy Suharto (real name Hutomo Mandala Putra) has been on the run since last November when he failed to turn himself in to serve an 18-month prison sentence for corruption.

We will urge him to turn himself in, if and when [he] calls the family,

Tommy Suharto's wife

Police also want to question him about the drive-by shooting last month of the judge who sentenced him, which they have publicly accused him of masterminding, and over a series of bomb attacks in the capital.

They have stepped up their efforts to arrest Tommy, spreading wanted posters across Jakarta and raiding homes belonging to him and his family. The family has a cluster of luxury homes in the city's central Menteng district.

Police questioning

Ari Sigit was detained on Monday night during the search for Tommy, said Jakarta police spokesman Anton Bahrul Alam.

"His detention will be based on the law which stipulates police can detain a suspect after 24 hours of questioning," he said.

Tommy's sister said he wants to clear his name

On Monday Tommy's wife, Ardhia Pramesti Regita "Tata" Cahyani, was questioned for six hours by police and later called on her husband to surrender.

"We will urge him to turn himself in," she told reporters. "If and when (he) calls the family, we will urge him to clear himself."

His eldest sister Siti "Tutut" Hardiyanti Rukmana, who has also been questioned, last week told police that her brother had telephoned her and told her he wanted to hand himself in. No time frame was given for that to happen, but last week Jakarta police chief Sofyan Yacub said he was confident the fugitive would surrender.

Police have come under a lot of criticism for failing to catch Tommy Suharto. New President Megawati Sukarnoputri has put them under renewed pressure by ordering them to arrest the playboy multi-millionaire.

Wanted posters show a picture of Tommy with a beard, which police says he has used for a fake ID under the name Ibrahim.