Soeharto examined in hospital after 5 days

JAKARTA (AP): Former Indonesian president Soeharto wasbeing examined in a Jakarta hospital Friday after falling ill at his home last week, doctors said.

Soeharto, 86, complained about "swelling of his feet and other parts of his body," said Dr. Joko Raharjo, a member of Suharto's medical team at Pertamina Hospital.

His condition was not considered threatening, but he would likely spend the night under observation, said Dr. Brig. Gen. Marjo Subiandono, the head of Indonesia's presidential medical team.

Soeharto, who brutally ruled the country for 32 years until being toppled by a pro-democracy uprising in 1998, has been in and out of the hospital in recent years for a stroke and intestinal bleeding.

He is said to have suffered permanent brain damage and some speech loss from at least two strokes. During recent Islamic holidays, he received a stream of high-profile guests and gave a rare media interview in November after winning a defamation lawsuit against Time magazine.

Two years after his ouster, Suharto was indicted for allegedly embezzling US$600 million, but legal proceedings were suspended due to his poor health