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Doctors: Suharto Developing Life-Threatening Condition

HeadlineJan 16, 2008

In Indonesia, doctors for the former dictator Suharto say he is developing a life-threatening blood infection. Suharto oversaw the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, most coming during his rise to power in the late 1960s and in Indonesia’s invasion and occupation of East Timor. Suharto was also charged with stealing billions of dollars in public funds. On Tuesday, a group of students rallied in Solo, the site of the Suharto family home, to call for returning Suharto’s fortune to the Indonesian people.

Protester: “We are consistently striving against Suharto, and and his assets should be given to the people for their welfare.”

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