DECIDING ON IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT

DECIDING ON IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT Muchamad Ali Safa’at

CONCEPT � � � Removal form the office (pemakzulan): termination of a public officer within his/her term, or before the end of the term period. Part of the removal from the office process, there is a impeachment mechanism, that is a charge or accusation that a certain action violating the law has been done as legal basis to discharged the public officer. Artikel I Section 2 dan 3 US Constitution: The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United Stated shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. Judgment in Case of Impeachment shall not extend further than removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United Stated: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to law

BEFORE AMMANDMENT � � Number VII paragraph 3 the Explanation of UUD 1945: ◦ Kedudukan Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat adalah kuat. Dewan ini tidak bisa dibubarkan oleh Presiden (berlainan dengan sistem parlementer). Kecuali itu anggota-anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat semuanya merangkap menjadi anggota Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat. Oleh karena itu, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dapat senantiasa mengawasi tindakan-tindakan Presiden dan jika Dewan menganggap bahwa Presiden sungguh melanggar haluan negara yang telah ditetapkan oleh Undang-Undang Dasar atau oleh Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat, maka Majelis itu dapat diundang untuk persidangan istimewa agar supaya bisa minta pertanggungan jawab kepada Presiden. Ketetapan MPR Nomor III/MPR/1978: Presiden dapat diberhentikan dalam masa jabatannya dengan alasan “Presiden sungguh melanggar haluan negara yang ditetapkan oleh Undang-Undang Dasar atau oleh Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat”.

AMMANDMENT OF UUD 1945 � Article 7 A and Article 7 B UUD 1945 � Applicant: ◦ DPR [Article 80 para (1) UU MK]. ◦ Article 2 PMK No. 21/2009: DPR is represented by the speaker of DPR that can appoint lawyer. � Defendant: ◦ President and/or Vice President.

LEGAL BASIS OF THE APPLICATION � Article 7 A UUD 1945: ◦ Violation/infringement/breaking the law/conviction of; �Treason; �Corruption; �Bribery; �High crimes; �misdemeanors. ◦ Do not meet the constitutional requirement as President or Vice President.

The submitted application should be attached by: � The decision process documents in the DPR, that has been supported by at least 2/3 of attending members in the general meeting that was attended by at least 2/3 of the DPR’s members. � The DPR’s Monitoring Document correlated to the application/conviction. � Proceeding or report of the DPR’s meeting. � Evidences correlating with the conviction.

Hearing Steps: � Step � Step I II IV V VI : : : Preliminary Hearing President/VP Defend motion proving by DPR proving by President/VP Conclusion by both parties Decision

CASE FLOW The DPR’s accusation that President/VP break certain law or do not meet constitutional presidential requirements. [Article 7 B (2)] The application can submit the CC only if supported by 2/3 of the DPR attending members in the Plenary Session that attended by 2/3 of all DPR members. DPR will held Plenary Session to forward the removal from the office motion to the MPR. [Article 7 B (5)] [Article 7 B (3)] The CC must decide the case within 90 days since register the case. [Pasal 7 B (4)] Tried and trues/ proved unproved The MPR should run Plenary Session to decide DPR motion within 30 days since receive the motion. [Article 7 B (6)] The MPR will decide on Plenary Session that must be attended by at least ¾ of MPR members, and must be supported by 2/3 of the attending members. In this session, the President/VP has the rights to give defence speech. The President/VP continue the term of office Not Accepted [Article 7 B (7)] The President/VP remove from the office