Choosing BI Governors Violates the Law
May 6, 2003
Pande Radja Silalahi* The selection of Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor to replace Syahril Sabirin will evidently become increasingly difficult and complex. Various questions have already surfaced. For instance, whether the president can appoint a new governor before May 4, 2003. Also, does the House still have the right to carry out a fit-and-proper test of the candidates whose names were submitted by the president on
*CSIS economist