Abdurrahman deserves censure, says his brother<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): President Abdurrahman Wahid's brother Salahuddin
\nWahid remarked here on Tuesday that his sibling deserved the
\ncensure against him, hoping it would galvanize Abdurrahman's
\nperformance and compel him to cooperate with other political
\nparties.<\/p>\n
Salahuddin told The Jakarta Post that his brother needed to be
\nwarned about many of the things he had done, but such a warning
\nshould not be geared towards toppling him from the presidency.<\/p>\n
\"Gus Dur deserves the censure as it gives him a strong warning
\nto change many things ... and I still believe that if he can show
\nmore willingness to compromise with the House he could survive,\"
\nSalahuddin said, referring to Abdurrahman by his nickname.<\/p>\n
He further noted that Abdurrahman, in the one month period he
\nhas to answer the House of Representatives second memorandum of
\ncensure, must also realize his expressed willingness to work with
\nthe Vice President and resolve economic matters.<\/p>\n
\"I am sure that if he's willing to make compromises with the
\nHouse, stop making controversial statements and concentrate more
\non his duties,\" Salahuddin remarked, \"he still has a chance to
\nsurvive the special session.\"<\/p>\n
He underlined that compromise would be the best way to end the
\npolitical impasse between the President and the House.<\/p>\n
Salahuddin nevertheless said it was also necessary for the
\nHouse to specify in what way the President should make
\ncorrections and which aspects of the administration need
\nimprovement.<\/p>\n
\"The House never mentions these aspects clearly. What kind of
\naction has the President taken in violation of the presidential
\noath or the People's Consultative Assembly decree?\" Salahuddin
\nasked.<\/p>\n
The House issued on Monday the second memorandum against the
\nPresident.<\/p>\n
Should the House be unsatisfied with the reply given by the
\nPresident, legislators can call for a special session of the
\nAssembly which could then convene impeachment hearings.<\/p>\n
The first memorandum was issued on the basis of the findings
\nof a House probe which alleged that Abdurrahman may have been
\ninvolved in two financial scandals.<\/p>\n
However, in the plenary session on the second censure on
\nMonday, most House factions highlighted their dissatisfaction
\nwith Abdurrahman's administration, highlighting its economic
\nfailures and the growing destabilization across the country.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, political observer Ichlasul Amal in Yogyakarta also
\nsaid that Abdurrahman still has hopes of retaining his seat as
\nlong as he can persuade his political foes that he is truly
\nwilling to compromise.<\/p>\n
Ichlasul asserted that the President's future hangs in the
\nbalance and the next 30 days could be crucial, as the House could
\nbe swayed either way.<\/p>\n
\"It depends on the House, its stance could soften in a single
\nmonth,\" he said.<\/p>\n
\"There are many people in the House, I just don't know if they
\nalready perceive the special Assembly session as one package with
\nthis second censure,\" he remarked.<\/p>\n
Despite showing a ray of hope for the President, Ichlasul
\nrepeated his call for Abdurrahman to resign as the issuance of
\nthe second memorandum is a clear vote of no confidence,
\nindicating that he has lost his political legitimacy.<\/p>\n
\"Two censures from the House should be enough for him (the
\nPresident) to draw the conclusion that he must resign,\" he told
\nreporters.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, back in Jakarta, Muhammadiyah Deputy Chairman Din
\nSyamsuddin was more glum, saying it was too late for the
\nPresident to make a political compromise.<\/p>\n
\"It's too late,\" Din remarked.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless Din said if changes were called for \"the most
\nimportant thing for him to do now is to change the management
\namong his inner circle at the Palace and the Cabinet, instead of
\noffering political compromises,\" Din told the Post.<\/p>\n
\"If the President stops making controversial statements and
\ntries his best to assure the House of his good intentions then
\nmaybe he might still have a chance. But it all depends on him,\"
\nDin remarked. (dja\/44)<\/p>",
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