Indonesia's attorney-general today cleared President Abdurrahman Wahid of any wrongdoing over two graft scandals that drew parliamentary censures and triggered a push towards impeachment.
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President Abdurrahman Wahid: his clearing unlikely to stop a campaign to oust him.
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But the decision is unlikely to derail growing pressure to oust the ailing Muslim cleric 19 chaotic months into his five-year term because the criticism has moved beyond the scandals to a more general attack on his erratic leadership.
The two scandals - "Buloggate" and "Bruneigate" - centre on the theft of $4.1 million from the state commodities regulator Bulog by people claiming to act on Mr Wahid's behalf and his acceptance of a $2 million donation from the Sultan of Brunei outside formal government channels.
"In the case of Bruneigate, because there are no indications of [Wahid's] involvement, this case is being closed," Attorney-General Mr Marzuki Darusman told reporters.
He said investigations had also been dropped against Mr Wahid over Buloggate although they were continuing against two others.