IMPEACHMENT PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT | Muchamad Ali Safa'at
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 7A and Article 7B 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 7A 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
Step
Step
Step
Step
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
:
:
:
:
:
:
Preliminary Hearing
President/VP Defend motion
proving by DPR
proving by President/VP
Conclusion by both parties
Decision
CASE FLOW
The
The DPR’s
DPR’s
accusation
accusation that
that
President/VP
President/VP
break
break certain
certain law
law
or
do
not
or do not meet
meet
constitutional
constitutional
presidential
presidential
requirements.
requirements.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B (2)]
(2)]
The
The application
application
can
can submit
submit the
the
the
the CC
CC only
only if
if
supported
by
supported by
2/3
2/3 of
of the
the DPR
DPR
attending
attending
members
members in
in the
the
Plenary
Session
Plenary Session
that
that attended
attended
by
by 2/3
2/3 of
of all
all DPR
DPR
members.
members.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B (3)]
(3)]
The
The CC
CC must
must
decide
decide the
the case
case
within
within 90
90 days
days
since
since register
register
the
case.
the case.
[Pasal
[Pasal 7B
7B (4)]
(4)]
DPR
DPR will
will
held
held
Plenary
Plenary
Session
Session to
to
forward
forward
the
the
removal
removal
from
from the
the
office
office
motion
motion to
to
the
the MPR.
MPR.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B
(5)]
(5)]
Tried
Tried
and
and
trues/
trues/
proved
proved
The
The MPR
MPR should
should
run
Plenary
run Plenary
Session
Session to
to
decide
decide DPR
DPR
motion
motion within
within
30
30 days
days since
since
receive
receive the
the
motion.
motion.
The
The MPR
MPR will
will
decide
[Article
7B
decide
on
[Article on
7B (6)]
(6)]
Plenary
Session
Plenary Session
that
that must
must be
be
attended
attended by
by at
at
least
least ¾
¾ of
of MPR
MPR
members,
members, and
and
must
must be
be
supported
supported by
by
2/3
of
the
2/3 of the
attending
attending
members.
members. In
In
this
session,
this session, the
the
President/VP
President/VP
has
has the
the rights
rights to
to
give
give defence
defence
speech.
speech.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B (7)]
(7)]
unprove
unprove
d
d
The
The
President/VP
President/VP
continue
continue the
the
term
of
office
term of office
Not
Accept
ed
Accepte
d
The
The
President/VP
President/VP
remove
remove from
from
the
office
the office
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 7A and Article 7B 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 7A 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
Step
Step
Step
Step
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
:
:
:
:
:
:
Preliminary Hearing
President/VP Defend motion
proving by DPR
proving by President/VP
Conclusion by both parties
Decision
CASE FLOW
The
The DPR’s
DPR’s
accusation
accusation that
that
President/VP
President/VP
break
break certain
certain law
law
or
do
not
or do not meet
meet
constitutional
constitutional
presidential
presidential
requirements.
requirements.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B (2)]
(2)]
The
The application
application
can
can submit
submit the
the
the
the CC
CC only
only if
if
supported
by
supported by
2/3
2/3 of
of the
the DPR
DPR
attending
attending
members
members in
in the
the
Plenary
Session
Plenary Session
that
that attended
attended
by
by 2/3
2/3 of
of all
all DPR
DPR
members.
members.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B (3)]
(3)]
The
The CC
CC must
must
decide
decide the
the case
case
within
within 90
90 days
days
since
since register
register
the
case.
the case.
[Pasal
[Pasal 7B
7B (4)]
(4)]
DPR
DPR will
will
held
held
Plenary
Plenary
Session
Session to
to
forward
forward
the
the
removal
removal
from
from the
the
office
office
motion
motion to
to
the
the MPR.
MPR.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B
(5)]
(5)]
Tried
Tried
and
and
trues/
trues/
proved
proved
The
The MPR
MPR should
should
run
Plenary
run Plenary
Session
Session to
to
decide
decide DPR
DPR
motion
motion within
within
30
30 days
days since
since
receive
receive the
the
motion.
motion.
The
The MPR
MPR will
will
decide
[Article
7B
decide
on
[Article on
7B (6)]
(6)]
Plenary
Session
Plenary Session
that
that must
must be
be
attended
attended by
by at
at
least
least ¾
¾ of
of MPR
MPR
members,
members, and
and
must
must be
be
supported
supported by
by
2/3
of
the
2/3 of the
attending
attending
members.
members. In
In
this
session,
this session, the
the
President/VP
President/VP
has
has the
the rights
rights to
to
give
give defence
defence
speech.
speech.
[Article
[Article 7B
7B (7)]
(7)]
unprove
unprove
d
d
The
The
President/VP
President/VP
continue
continue the
the
term
of
office
term of office
Not
Accept
ed
Accepte
d
The
The
President/VP
President/VP
remove
remove from
from
the
office
the office