oeharto's Long Legal Trip
oeharto's Long Legal Trip May 21 1998 Soeharto steps down Sept 25 1998 Soeharto authorizes prosecutors to find his alleged overseas deposits and assets Nov 22 1998 Soeharto hands over his seven free-tax charity foundations to the state Dec 2 1998 President B.J. Habibie issues an instruction to probe Soeharto's wealth Dec 9 1998 Soeharto is questioned for the first time for four hours Jan 12 1999 Prosecutors reveal indications that Soeharto violated the law in amassing wealth May 31, 1999 : Minister of Justice Muladi and Attorney General Andi M. Ghalib travel to Switzerland and Austria to trace Soeharto's assets. Upon returning to Indonesia, they say they have found no Soeharto assets or deposits in the two countries Dec. 7, 1999: Soeharto is named as a suspect in corruption cases Apr. 13, 2000 : Soeharto is placed under city arrest. Sept. 21, 2000 : South Jakarta District Court decides to stop the hearing of Soeharto's case due to the defendant's poor health Dec. 11, 2001: The Supreme Court states that a trial cannot be held due to his worsening health condition