Habibie to answer summons in March

JAKARTA: A lawyer representing B.J. Habibie revealed on Monday that the former president would answer the Attorney General's Office summons in March.

Yan Djuanda Saputra told reporters at the Attorney General's Office on Monday that Habibie, who is now residing in Germany, plans to visit Jakarta for four days from March 11 and expected state prosecutors to adjust the schedule for his questioning.

Habibie was scheduled to report for questioning at the Attorney General's Office on Monday but did not show up as he was accompanying his wife who is undergoing medical treatment in Germany.

The Attorney General's Office is questioning Habibie as a witness in a 1999 corruption case involving former minister/state secretary Akbar Tandjung and the State Logistics Agency (Bulog).

Akbar, one of the suspects in the case, who is also chairman of Golkar Party, revealed earlier that all policies regarding the project were in Habibie's hands.

Attorney General's Office spokesman Barman Zahir said investigators had not yet responded to Habibie's request. --JP