Corruption and the Presidency
At its annual session, the MPR will make a third amendment to the constitution. There is a suggestion that it may create a Constitutional Court, which would help determine what action to take if the president carries out a serious crime.
October 30, 2001
IF there are last-minute obstacles, the 2001 Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will start on Thursday. It is the first time it has met since it toppled former president Abdurrahman Wahid and there are a lot of things to discuss. One of the most important involves what to do if corruption, collusion and nepotism are carried out by state servants, including the president and vice president.
This issue is under discussion a
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