An abolition is not a pardon or forgiveness, but the spirit behind it is full of qualities that are forgiving in nature. One of the presidential prerogative rights is to declare that the criminal charges against a person must be dropped. President Megawati is currently weighing the option of granting just such an abolition to former President Suharto. The reason is simple, Suharto is ill and this makes it impossible for his case to be tried i