Soeharto's legal journey
Soeharto's legal journey
May 21, 1998: Soeharto steps down
Sept. 25, 1998: Soeharto authorizes prosecutors to search for his
alleged overseas deposits and assets
Nov. 22, 1998: Soeharto hands over his seven tax-free charity
foundations to the state
Dec. 2, 1998: President B.J. Habibie issues an instruction to
investigate Soeharto's wealth
Dec. 9, 1998: Soeharto is questioned for the first time,
reportedly for four hours
Jan. 12, 1999: Prosecutors reveal indications that Soeharto
violated the corruption law
May 31, 1999: Minister of Justice Muladi and Attorney General
Andi M. Ghalib travel to Switzerland and Austria to again search
for some of Soeharto's overseas bank accounts. Upon returning to
Indonesia, they say they announce that they had found no assets
or deposits in Soeharto's name in those two countries
Dec. 7, 1999: Soeharto is named a suspect in corruption cases
April 13, 2000: Soeharto is placed under city arrest.
June 6, 2000: The Central Jakarta District Court turns down
Soeharto's defamation suit against Time weekly for publishing an
article which alleged that the former president and his family
amassed a fortune of about $15 billion, including $9 billion said
to be stashed in an Austrian bank account. The Jakarta High Court
upholds the lower court's verdict on May 16, 2001.
Sept. 21, 2000: South Jakarta District Court decides to stop
Soeharto's case due to the defendant's poor health
Nov. 10, 2000: The Jakarta High Court annuls the decision of the
district court
Feb. 6, 2001: The Supreme Court rules in favor of Soeharto to
stop legal proceedings due to the health issue
Dec. 11, 2001: The Supreme Court states that Soeharto is not fit
to stand trial due to his poor health
Dec. 21, 2001: President Megawati Soekarnoputri mentions a
possible pardon for Soeharto
Aug. 12, 2002: Soeharto is declared unfit for trial by doctors
from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital appointed by state prosecutors
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Source: The Jakarta Post