Indonesian prosecutors have questioned former President B.J. Habibie as a witness in a multi-million dollar corruption case allegedly involving one of his former ministers.

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B.J. Habibie

Mr. Habibie did not speak to reporters as he arrived at the Attorney General's office in Jakarta Monday.

Prosecutors are asking him about the alleged embezzlement of nearly four million dollars in state funds intended for the poor in 1999 - when he was president.

Parliament speaker Akbar Tandjung, who was a cabinet minister under then president Habibie, has been named as a suspect in the case.

There are suspicions that the embezzled funds were used to finance the Golkar Party in the 1999 general election.

Mr. Tandjung is the chairman of Golkar, Indonesia's former ruling party. He denies any wrongdoing in the case.

Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.

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