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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

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