Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat memiliki fungsi pengawasan, selain itu fungsi legislasi danfungsi anggaran. Dalam melaksanakan fungsinya Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat mempunyai hak interpelasi, hak angket, dan hak menyatakan pendapat. Fungsi dan hak Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat itu diatur dalam Pasal 20A Undang-Undang Dasar 1945. Fungsi pengawasan dilaksanakan melalui pengawasan atas pelaksanaan undang-undang danAnggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara yang dijalankan pemerintah. Dalammenjalankan fungsinya, Presiden tidak dapat membekukan dan/atau membubarkanDewan Perwakilan Rakyat. DPR berhak untuk melakukan penyelidikan terhadappelaksanaan suatu undang-undang dan/atau kebijakan pemerintah yang berkaitan dengan hal penting, strategis, dan berdampak luas pada kehidupan bermasyarakat, berbangsa,dan bernegara yang diduga bertentangan dengan peraturan perundang-undangan. Tim Pengawas pengusutan kasus Bank Century DPR merupakan pelaksanaan hakpenyelidikan DPR hasil sidang paripurna angket Bank Century. Sidang Paripurna Angket Bank Century menyimpulkan bahwa bail out Bank Century patut diduga melanggarhukum. Walaupun DPR berhak melakukan penyelidikan, namun hasil penyelidikan DPR tidak dapat dipergunakan sebagai bukti di pengadilan. Proses penyelidikan DPR adalah proses politik yang mencerminkan pandangan mayoritas fraksi di DPR. Meskipundemikian, pemerintah harus sungguh-sungguh memperhatikan proses politik tersebut, karena Presiden dan/atau Wakil Presiden dapat diberhentikan dalam masa jabatannyaoleh Majelis Permusyaratan Rakyat atas usul Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, bila dalampenyelidikan yang dilakukan DPR ditemukan fakta-fakta yang menyakinkan bahwa, Presiden dan/atau Wakil Presiden bertanggungjawab. Selanjutnya DPR berhak untukmenyatakan pendapat. Atas pendapat DPR tersebut, apabila Mahkamah Konstitusimemutuskan bahwa Presiden dan/atau Wakil Presiden terbukti melakukan pelanggaranhukum. DPR menyelenggarakan sidang paripurna untuk meneruskan usulpemberhentian Presiden dan/atau Wakil Presiden kepada Majelis PermusyawaratanRakyat.

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House of Representatives has a supervisory function, in addition to legislative and budgetary functions. In performing its functions the House of Representatives hasthe right of interpellation, the right questionnaire, and the right to express an opinion. Functions and rights of the House of Representatives was set forth in Section 20A Constitution Act 1945. Audit function is conducted through the supervision over the implementation of laws and Budget of the State-run government. In performing its functions, the President cannot freeze and or dissolve the House of Representatives. Parliament is entitled to conduct an investigation of the implementation of laws and/or government policies relating to the important, strategic and broad impact on society, nation and the state is allegedly contrary to laws and regulations. The Supervisor committee investigating a case questionnaire Century Bank House is a House investigation into the implementation of rights based on Questionnaire Plenary Session on the bail out of Century Bank. Questionnaire Plenary Session concluded that Century Bank bail-out should be suspected of breaking the law. Although Parliament has the right to investigate, but the results of the House investigation cannot be used as evidence in court. House of Representatives inquiry process is a political process which reflect the views of the majority faction in parliament. Nevertheless, the government must seriously consider the political process, because the President and I or the Vice President may bed is missed in his term by the People's Assembly at the proposal Houseof Representatives, when the House of Representatives conducted an investigationwhich found the facts are convincing that the President and/or the Vice President accountable. Furthermore, the Parliament is entitled to our opinion. On the opinionthat the Parliament, when the Constitutional Court decides that the President and/orVice President proved to have violated the law. Parliament held a plenary session to continue the proposed dismissal of the President and I or Vice President to the People's Consultative Assembly.