Profile: Indonesian Parliament looks at impeaching President Abdurrahman Wahid

From: NPR Morning Edition | Date: February 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

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Profile: Indonesian Parliament looks at impeaching President Abdurrahman Wahid

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The Indonesian Parliament, acting on a report accusing President Abdurrahman Wahid of corruption, has taken the first steps toward impeaching the country's first elected leader. The Parliament voted overwhelmingly today to accept the report's findings, which detail Wahid's alleged role in two corruption scandals involving millions of dollars. As the ...

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