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Suharto assets overseas yet to be found

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Agence France Presse - February 9, 1999

Jakarta – The initial findings of an investigation by the attorney general's office and the foreign ministry have failed to find any wealth or assets belonging to former president Suharto abroad, a report said Tuesday.

"The foreign ministry has submitted a report to the attorney general's office that included a preliminary conclusion that there has not yet been any wealth belonging to former president Suharto overseas," Attorney General Andi Muhammad Ghalib said according to the Antara news agency.

He said the search had sought to uncover Suharto's wealth in the form of bank accounts and time deposits as well as land and properties.

The foreign ministry report, dated February 2, covered the results of an investigation by Indonesian missions in 16 cities abroad, including in Europe, in Asia, in the Middle East, in North America and in Pacific region.

Suharto, who resigned as president under mounting public pressure in May, is currently being investigated for possible corruption, collusion and nepotism.

He has so far been questioned over the many charity foundations that he has chaired and over his "national car" policy that involved a company controlled by one of his sons.

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