Funds Linked to Suharto, Probe Finds
The Indonesian government announced Tuesday that it had found hundreds of millions of dollars linked to alleged corruption by the family and associates of former President Suharto and possibly his successor, B.J. Habibie.
The government urged Indonesians to be patient over the lengthy investigations into alleged graft by Suharto. Student demonstrations triggered by the nation’s social and economic crisis led to Suharto’s resignation in May, ending his 32-year rule.
Hartarto, coordinating minister for development and administrative reform, put the government losses at $205 million. He confirmed that most of the losses were linked to Suharto’s family and associates.
The announcement came after the attorney general’s office questioned Bambang Trihatmodjo, one of Suharto’s sons, over alleged corruption in a charitable foundation.
Bambang was quoted by officials as denying that funds in the foundation, of which he was treasurer, had been siphoned off.
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