Former Indonesiam president Suharto is still too ill to face trial on corruption charges involving hundreds of millions of dollars, Attorney General M.A. Rahman said.

"We have obtained a second opinion, conducted medical examinations by other docters and the results remain like that ... therefore the trial cannot be continued as long as his health has not improved," Rahman told ElShinta radio Monday.

Suharto, 82, was accused of embezzling 571 million dollars in state funds during his 32-year rule which ended in May 1998, when he stepped down under pressure. But his trial has been postponed indefinitely on the grounds of poor health.

Suharto, who has suffered several minor strokes and other health problems, has largely stayed at his home in the smart Jakarta suburb of Menteng since stepping down.

Among his rare trips was a visit to his wife's tomb at Solo in Central Java last year and a brief visit in May to his son Tommy, who is serving a 15-year jail sentence for murder at an island prison.

Suharto's family and associates amassed billions of dollars through lucratrive monopolies or outright corruption during his rule. A 1999 investigation by Time magazine found that he and his six children still had assets at that time conservatively estimated at 15 billion dollars.

Doctors who examined Suharto in August last year to determine whether he was fit to stand trial said he was suffering from a condition called aphasia which left him barely able to speak.