Indonesia court acquits Suharto, finds charity guilty in graft case
JAKARTA (AFP) — An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted the late former president Suharto in a civil corruption case but ordered his charitable foundation to repay 105 million dollars in government funds.
"The first defendant (Suharto) is acquitted, but the Supersemar foundation, the second defendant, has to pay some of the damages (requested by the government)," said the judge.
The government had sought 1.4 billion dollars in damages from the foundation.
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