Indonesia Censures President Over Alleged Role in Graft Scandals
The parliament Thursday censured President Abdurrahman Wahid over his alleged involvement in two corruption scandals, a move that could lead to impeachment proceedings.
Wahid’s case will be handed over to legal authorities for possible prosecution, parliament Speaker Akbar Tanjung said after the censure decision was announced on national television.
The president is refusing to quit despite the censure and protests by more than 10,000 students outside the parliament.
After hours of debate, lawmakers concluded that Wahid had broken his oath of office and a decree to uphold clean government.
Earlier, the parliament voted 393-4 to accept the findings of an inquiry that implicated Wahid in the multimillion-dollar affairs. Forty-three deputies from his party walked out before the vote.
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