Soeharto admitted to hospital<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Former president Soeharto was admitted on
\nTuesday to the privately-run Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta,
\ndue to an uneven heart beat.<\/p>\n
Hospital spokeswoman Tuti Dwi Patmayanti said Soeharto, who
\nturned 80 only last Friday, was taken to the hospital at 1:30
\np.m. by his two children, second eldest son Bambang Trihatmodjo
\nand youngest daughter Siti Hutami Endang Adiningsih.<\/p>\n
When asked about Soeharto's condition, Tuti said the
\nauthorized person to make any statements was Soeharto's doctor,
\nneurologist Teguh Ranakusumah.<\/p>\n
\"We have not yet been given the details, so I think it would
\nbe better to ask the doctor directly,\" Tuti told The Jakarta
\nPost.<\/p>\n
Teguh could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
Unconfirmed reports said that he had collapsed at his Central
\nJakarta residence.<\/p>\n
Col. Maliki Mift, Soeharto's personal assistant, did not
\nconfirm the reports but said, \"Bapak's health condition now is
\nstable, but since this morning his heart beat has been far slower
\nthan usual, and has affected the blood circulating to other
\norgans.\"<\/p>\n
Maliki did not elaborate.<\/p>\n
\"Doctors are handling him and now he is stable,\" Maliki told
\nthe Post.<\/p>\n
Separately, one of Soeharto's lawyers Mohammad Assegaf, also
\nconfirmed that Soeharto had been hospitalized, but he refused to
\nconfirm speculation that he might have suffered a heart attack.<\/p>\n
\"I can't give any detailed comments,\" Assegaf said.<\/p>\n
Soeharto, who ruled the country for almost 32 years, has been
\ntreated regularly, and has undergone checkups at Pertamina
\nHospital.<\/p>\n
Since his resignation in 1998, the retired army general has
\nbeen treated at the hospital at least three times for various
\nailments, including a slight stroke and intestinal bleeding.<\/p>\n
Soeharto has also suffered breathing and urinary
\ncomplications, and underwent an emergency appendectomy at
\nPertamina Hospital in February.<\/p>\n
Many have said that his ailing state of health has so far
\nsaved him from being tried for the corruption allegedly committed
\nduring his tenure.<\/p>\n
His corruption case came up for trial at the South Jakarta
\nDistrict Court last year, but the court refused to try him at
\nthat time because of his illness. The Supreme Court then ordered
\nthe Attorney General's Office to monitor his state of health and
\nbring him to court when fit. (bby\/emf)<\/p>",
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