As many statesmen as are indicted
One of the most talked about issues in the world today is the impeachment of US President Donald Trump. The US Constitution states that the President may be removed from office for a number of offenses, that is, he may be impeached. These crimes include sedition, taking bribes or any other major or minor crime. In addition, there have been attempts to impeach statesmen at various times in different countries of the world. Many have had to go through this shameful removal as the crime has been proven. Today’s discussion is about some such statesmen.
Political coup against corruption
Dilma Rousseff
Dilma Rousseff is permanently ousted from the presidency of Brazil. In 2016, the country’s Senate voted in favor of impeachment of Rousseff by 19-20 votes. This marks the end of 13 years of leftist rule in Brazil, the largest economy in South America. The Senate has indicted Dilma Rousseff in the run-up to the 2014 election, citing allegations that she manipulated growth figures by manipulating financial data from previous periods. As a result, the popularity of this woman president also declined. Rousseff, however, has repeatedly accused the process of being a “political coup” against him. However, this is not the first time Brazil has sued.
The court sentenced him to 24 years in prison
Park Geun-hye
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been sentenced by a court to 24 years in prison. Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has already been indicted on charges of abuse of power and corruption. Although he claims to be innocent at first. Later, however, he apologized to the nation. He has been convicted in the court. The court ruled against Park Geun-hye via live broadcast in the country. The court sentenced Park to 24 years in prison and fined him about 18 billion dollars in cash for corruption. However, Gwen was not present in court at the time of the verdict. He, however, initially boycotted the verdict and claimed that the court had given a biased verdict against him.
Allegations of misuse of government funds
Martin Vizcarra
The impeachment process of the Peruvian president began in September 2020. Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has been charged with corruption. The impeachment process of Peruvian President Martin Vizcarre began with the police blocking the investigation into the allegations. The proposal to start the impeachment process in the Peruvian Congress was passed by 65-36 votes. The Peruvian president has also been accused of embezzling government funds.However, 57-year-old Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has denied the allegations against him. Martin Vizcarra, however, has always denied the allegations, calling the process a “political coup” against him. Meanwhile, the people of the country also expressed distrust in him.
The last defense was not the outgoing crazy president
Donald Trump
U.S. lawmakers have taken another step in disgracefully removing Donald Trump from the presidency after a scandalous attack on the Congress building. The lower house of the US Congress passed an impeachment motion against Trump. According to the BBC, Trump’s party has the support of the Republican Party in the proposal brought by the Democratic Party. Ten Republican leaders, including Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, voted in favor of the Democrats.
The 435-member House of Representatives passed the resolution with 232-197 votes, CNN reported. The motion was passed against Trump, accusing him of inciting violent uprisings. Trump, who lost the presidential election, has only been in the White House for a few days.
First in American political history
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was first indicted in American history about one and a half hundred years ago today. Democrat leader Andrew Johnson fired warlord Edwin Stanton in 1868 against the wishes of Congress. Further charges against him were abuse of power and obstruction of justice. He did not have to lose power then. He survived for a short time. Lacking a single vote, his impeachment did not get the required two-thirds support. Many say President Johnson cried after being acquitted. He said he would work to restore his dignity. It was not easy for him to run the country as long as he was in power. He resigned in 1869 when the Democrats were defeated.
Was convicted of breach of oath
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was indicted almost 20 years ago today. The former president, who was elected from the Democratic Party, broke his oath by lying and obstructed the trial. He was indicted on this charge. He lied about having sex with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern. Not only that, he was also accused of telling lies to Monica Lewinsky. But later in 1999, when Bill Clinton was tried in the upper house of the Senate on these charges, he could no longer be convicted. Because two-thirds of the senators did not support these allegations. As a result, Bill Clinton did not have to relinquish power.
Indonesia’s first elected president
Abdur Rahman
Abdur Rahman Wahid was born in Jambang area of ​​East Java. He was a prominent political leader in Indonesia. He served as President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. He is the first elected president of the country. He is also the longtime president of Nahdatul Ulama and founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB). After Suharto’s resignation in 1998, he came to power. In a show of strength, he stormed the presidential palace, deploying tanks and 40,000 troops. Meghwati later took over the presidency, dismissing him through impeachment. The former president died of kidney failure, heart disease and diabetes.
The people of Ukraine were outraged
Viktor Yanukovych
The former Ukrainian president has been doing well since taking office. But on February 22, 2014, an impeachment motion was filed against him. Out of 447 members of parliament, 328 voted against him. As a result, Viktor Yanukovych was indicted. He was first accused in 2010 of opposing free journalism. He did not like to speak against the administration of his country’s journalists. His representative also said in a press conference on May 12 of that year. As a result, various allegations were raised against him at home and abroad. The full effect of which happened in 2014 through the impeachment of this former president.
Be sure to be indicted
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon is another American president against whom impeachment proceedings have been launched. However, Richard Nixon relinquished power before the impeachment proceedings began. The impeachment proceedings were initiated in 1974 over the Watergate scandal. He was accused of spying on the Democratic Party’s office in Washington DC during the 1972 election campaign. The investigation revealed that two persons had secretly placed the device inside the office. They were paid from Nixon’s campaign fund. The president faced widespread criticism. Over the next two years, he tried unsuccessfully to cover up the scandal. A final decision was made on the vote to impeach him. But that vote did not happen. Because before that he resigned. His conviction was fairly certain.
President of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union
Boris Yeltsin
The Soviet Union officially broke up in 1991. The leaders of the three Soviet republics, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, signed a landmark agreement that year to break up the Soviet Union. Ukrainian leader Leonid Kravchuk then sought to secede from the Soviet Union. The leaders of the three Soviet republics met in Belarus in December of the same year. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin became President of Russia after the breakup of the Soviet Union. But an impeachment motion was also filed against him. Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia after Yeltsin. The former Soviet Union and Russian politician was President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He emerged as one of the strongest political opponents of former President Gorbachev.