Impeachment became a public discussion in recent months in line with the Bank Century investigation by the Special Committee which was formed by the Parliament. The term means the dismissal of the president and/or vice president in his term by MPR (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakat). Another term that is also used in this sense in “makzul” which actually being used in the past to refer to a king that had been forced to descend the throne of power.
The issue of impeachment is warmed up lately because of the alleged violation of law in the case of bailout funds as big as Rp 6, 7 trillion, which is given to the trouble-ridden Century Bank. The violation was allegedly committed by Vice President Boediono at the time he served as the governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) in 2008. The policy was created by Financial System Stability Committee (KSSK) chaired by the Minister of
Finance.
Governor of Bank Indonesia was one of members of the committee. This institution is a government agency that is part of the executive, That is way some parties related its policy with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) as the chief executive in presidential systems. In a presidential system, presidents indeed fully responsible for the governance. continue reading…

