Members Still Fiddling While Rome Burns

The memo to impeach President Abdurrahman Wahid has been passed forward to the strikers. But the chance to score a goal is still slim.

November 27, 2000

The presidential chair of Abdurrahman Wahid—aka Gus Dur—has not stopped rocking since being buffeted by steady, strong winds blowing out of Senayan. For the whole of last week a stack of forms has been circulated in search of signatures. The contents: a proposal from House members to submit a position paper or memorandum—a first warning—regarding constitutional violations committed by the president.

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