SOLO, Indonesia — Tens of thousands of Indonesians mourned former dictator Suharto during his state funeral today, some sobbing and calling out his name, others tossing flowers at his hearse before he was laid to rest.

But the outpouring of grief for a man who led one of the 20th century's most brutal dictatorships has mystified others. By some accounts, his 32-year regime slaughtered up to a million people in a purge of left-wing political opponents.

"I cannot understand why I have to forgive Suharto because he never admitted his mistakes," said Putu Oka Sukanta, who spent a decade in prison because of leftist sympathies.

Despite the atrocities during his regime, many Indonesians credit Suharto for overseeing decades of economic and political stability.

Suharto, who died Sunday of multiple organ failure at age 86, was buried at a family mausoleum near his hometown of Solo.