Soeharto probe has to be halted: Tutut

Soeharto probe has to be halted: Tutut

SEMARANG: Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, the daughter of former
president Soeharto, has demanded the Attorney General's Office
halt its investigation into alleged graft committed by her
father.

A team of doctors at the office, which was examining the
health of Soeharto, should to stop its activities because his
health had already been checked before, Siti Hardiyanti said,
while visiting farmers and the poor in the Demak regency, Central
Java.

Soeharto had been examined by another team of doctors a few
years ago and it had found he suffered from permanent brain
damage, she said.

"The doctors were trusted doctors. They were professors, some
of them were even doctors appointed by the government."

Given the brain damage, the investigation into alleged graft
committed by Soeharto should be stopped, she said.

Siti Hardiyanti, also known as Tutut, is the Concern for the
Nation Functional Party's presidential candidate.

Former dictator Soeharto is being investigated for his alleged
graft in connection with several foundations and charities he
established during his tenure. He rose to power in 1966, and
stepped down in 1998. -- JP