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To: alan holman who wrote (28076)	12/8/1998 8:45:00 AM
From: alan holman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28369

03:14 PM ET 12/07/98 Suharto To Face Questioning *1104< AP-Indonesia-Corruption<,0414 Suharto To Face Questioning JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) _ Indonesia's attorney general said Monday he would question former President Suharto this week, but stressed the ex-leader had not been accused of any crime. Attorney General Andi Mohammad Ghalib told lawmakers he would question Suharto on Wednesday concerning corruption allegations, but added: ''We have to be careful and not carelessly say that he is a suspect. ... Otherwise (our investigations) could be reversed.'' Suharto, 77, was forced to resign in May amid a wave of protests and riots. Since then, his opponents have demanded that he be prosecuted for alleged graft and human rights abuses during his 32-year rule. Earlier this year, Forbes magazine estimated Suharto's wealth at $4 billion. Suharto has denied he illegally enriched himself, his family and his cronies during his rule, or that he stashed a fortune away in foreign bank accounts. Ghalib questioned Suharto several months ago during an earlier investigation that failed to find any evidence against the former president. Suharto's successor and onetime protege, President B.J. Habibie, last week ordered Ghalib to step up his investigation after a new wave of student protests in Jakarta. The attorney general's office also plans to question former trade and industry ministers Mohamad Hasan and Tunky Ariwibowo on Tuesday, an official said. Spokesman Barman Zahir said Hasan, a timber tycoon and close Suharto associate, would be questioned about his involvement in seven charitable foundations linked to the former president. He said Tunky would be asked about his role in a so-called ''national car'' project, through which Suharto's son, Hutomo Mandala Putra, was licensed to import cars from Korea's Kia Motors Corp. without having to pay import tariffs. In a written submission to Parliament, Ghalib said Suharto had handed over seven charitable foundations worth $530 million that were established during his three decades in power. He said a check of about 70 Indonesian banks had uncovered five bank accounts worth $3.1 million registered in Suharto's name. In addition, Suharto owned about 25 acres of land in the capital, Jakarta, 75 acres in Yogyakarta and 665,000 acres of forest on the island of Borneo, he said. ''Currently, we are investigating whether those assets were acquired illegally,'' Ghalib said.

To: alan holman who wrote (28076)	12/8/1998 4:41:00 PM
From: Tom Alan	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 28369

Hello Alan, and others. I look at my Bre-X certificate from time to time -- I let it serve as a reminder. There must be a zillion of these floating around out there, but do you think time will reward us or our grandchildren for holding on to certificates that were a part of the largest gold scam in history to date? I discovered the thread around the time of Old 49er's home page revelations and Mike Sloan's true identity situation and Goldman's final hours. Interesting history here, I believe. It would be great if the players at that time could get together and write a book revealing their true identities and their beliefs and motivations at the time. It really is fascinating to go back and read, and damn sad about the final conclusion. Anyway, perhaps someone has already suggested this, or maybe it's better left undisturbed... just a thought. Let me know what you think about the certificates though. Thanks, Tom