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Indonesian prosecutors to question former President on misuse of milio
Indonesia's chief prosecutor says former president B.J. Habibie will be questioned in Germany later today as part of an investigation into the alleged misuse of almost four million dollars intended to feed the poor.
Attorney General Muhammad Abdul Rachman says Habibie is staying in Germany with his wife, Ainun, who is being treated for a respiratory disease.
It's alleged that in 1999 Habibie ordered the use of 53 million dollars in funds belonging to the national food agency Bulog.
The money was for a social safety net program for the country's poor who were hard hit by the 1997 financial crisis.
Prosecutors have twice questioned Akbar Tanjung, who as state secretary under Habibie was in charge of the disbursement of the funds and is now parliamentary speaker and head of the Golkar party.
Critics suspect the money went to help fund Golkar's June 1999 election campaign.
Mr Tanjung insists that the money went to a little-known Islamic foundation called Raudlatul Jannah, which was charged with distributing food to the poor, but Mr Rachman says no handouts were ever made.
11/12/01 4:47:38 | ABC Radio Australia News
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