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
---------------------------------------------------------------- Source: The Jakarta Post