Soeharto's wealth for people: PBB

Soeharto's wealth for people: PBB

YOGYAKARTA (JP): The Moslem-based Crescent
Star Party (PBB) vowed to seize the Soehartos alleged ill-gotten
wealth and redistribute it to the people if it wins Monday's
elections.

PBB campaigner Maria Ulfah said the undertaking would be part
of the party's efforts to root out corrupt practices in
Indonesia.

"If PBB becomes the ruling party, it will not tolerate any
form of corruption, collusion and nepotism in Indonesia," she
told party supporters.

A recent Time magazine revelation that Soeharto's family have
stashed billions overseas should be seen as a challenge to prove
the former president's claim he has "not a cent", she said.

"We would investigate the report, and if it turned out to be
true, (the party) would seize the money and redistribute it to
the people," she said. (23)