JAKARTA Indonesian prosecutors submitted documents for their corruption case against disgraced former president Suharto to court on Tuesday, another step in bringing the one-time autocrat to trial.
Prosecutors handed over two boxes and a suitcase filled with documents to the south Jakarta court.
It is now up to the court to decide when the trial should begin and whether Suharto is fit enough to face the court.
The landmark trial, which would likely highlight 32 years of Suharto's autocratic rule from which Indonesia is still struggling to emerge, is expected to begin later this month.
The attorney-general's office last week formally charged Suharto with graft over the misuse of up to $550 million from seven charities he controlled while in power.
Suharto, 79, suffered a stroke last year and was also hospitalized for another ailment. His lawyers say he is too sick to stand trial, but the attorney-general argues he is fit enough.
Suharto and his family have been accused of corruptly amassing a fortune of up to $45 billion during his presidency, prompting some critics to call the current charges inadequate.
(Reuter)