Syahril Must Resign
Law No. 23 of 1999 provides that should the BI governor be charged as a suspect in a crime, he must step aside temporarily. Syahril has been convicted, so why is he still refusing to go gracefully?
March 19, 2002
Those who are pro-Syahril Sabirin believe that the sentence of three years imprisonment imposed on the Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) by the South Jakarta District Court, Wednesday last week was unfair. And they also agree that Syahril should not have to resign from office. Syahril is convinced that the credibility of BI in the eyes of the market and the public will not be negatively affected by the verdict.
The pro-Syahril faction feels i
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