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Graft charges against former Indonesian president likely to be dropped
Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri is planning to drop multi-million dollar graft charges against ailing former dictator Suharto.
The deputy parliamentary secretary of Megawati's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Pramono Anung, says the president has decided to seek parliament's approval to abolish the charges on humanitarian grounds.
The 80-year Suharto is charged with embezzling 571 million dollars in state funds during his 32 years as Indonesia's second president.
But his poor health, which has been in decline since he was forced to step down in May 1998, has enabled him to avoid trial.
Under Indonesia's constitution, the president can intervene in a case if parliament grants its approval first.
23/12/01 9:17:09 | ABC Radio Australia News
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