the DPR. This was despite two MPR memoranda to Wahid regarding the Bruneigate and Buloggate cases. After Wahid's presidential mandate was revoked, his deputy Megawati Sukarnoputri was elected president, while Hamzah Haz received most votes to become the vice president. Aftermath In March 2002, Wahid issued a defence of his decision to issue the decree. He justified it constitutionality, and lamented the fact that the Megawati administration was in no way better than his despite the MPR promised intention that the impeachment was for the good of the country. Despite initial reluctance from Wahid to issue this defence, he later agreed to its publication as he wished to provide future generations with his version of the correct facts about the events of 23 July 2001. In 2016, several Indonesian political figures including Mahfud MD, Rizal Ramli, and Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, declared their commitment to reassess Wahid's legacy especially regarding the events around the 23 July 2001 Decree. Luhut argued that Wahid's impeachment was motivated more by political intrigues than by any real intention to address the Buloggate and Bruneigate cases, especially after Wahid was found innocent in a court verdict after the impeachment. References Legal history of Indonesia Decrees Post-Suharto era 2001 in Indonesia