Soeharto's legal journey<\/p>\n
May 21, 1998: Soeharto steps down<\/p>\n
Sept. 25, 1998: Soeharto authorizes prosecutors to search for his
\nalleged overseas deposits and assets<\/p>\n
Nov. 22, 1998: Soeharto hands over his seven tax-free charity
\nfoundations to the state<\/p>\n
Dec. 2, 1998: President B.J. Habibie issues an instruction to
\ninvestigate Soeharto's wealth<\/p>\n
Dec. 9, 1998: Soeharto is questioned for the first time,
\nreportedly for four hours<\/p>\n
Jan. 12, 1999: Prosecutors reveal indications that Soeharto
\nviolated the corruption law<\/p>\n
May 31, 1999: Minister of Justice Muladi and Attorney General
\nAndi M. Ghalib travel to Switzerland and Austria to again search
\nfor some of Soeharto's overseas bank accounts. Upon returning to
\nIndonesia, they say they announce that they had found no assets
\nor deposits in Soeharto's name in those two countries<\/p>\n
Dec. 7, 1999: Soeharto is named a suspect in corruption cases<\/p>\n
April 13, 2000: Soeharto is placed under city arrest.<\/p>\n
June 6, 2000: The Central Jakarta District Court turns down
\nSoeharto's defamation suit against Time weekly for publishing an
\narticle which alleged that the former president and his family
\namassed a fortune of about $15 billion, including $9 billion said
\nto be stashed in an Austrian bank account. The Jakarta High Court
\nupholds the lower court's verdict on May 16, 2001.<\/p>\n
Sept. 21, 2000: South Jakarta District Court decides to stop
\nSoeharto's case due to the defendant's poor health<\/p>\n
Nov. 10, 2000: The Jakarta High Court annuls the decision of the
\ndistrict court<\/p>\n
Feb. 6, 2001: The Supreme Court rules in favor of Soeharto to
\nstop legal proceedings due to the health issue<\/p>\n
Dec. 11, 2001: The Supreme Court states that Soeharto is not fit
\nto stand trial due to his poor health<\/p>\n
Dec. 21, 2001: President Megawati Soekarnoputri mentions a
\npossible pardon for Soeharto<\/p>\n
Aug. 12, 2002: Soeharto is declared unfit for trial by doctors
\nfrom Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital appointed by state prosecutors<\/p>\n
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\nSource: The Jakarta Post<\/p>",
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