**Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is to address the nation after parliament voted for a criminal probe into two of his top staff.**Vice-president Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati spent $720m (£487m)of state money to bail out Bank Century in 2008.
The opposition and the two main parties in the governing coalition allege that the move was an abuse of power.
The issue has put Mr Yudhoyono’s reform credentials under pressure.
The bailout has divided parliament and enabled both coalition allies of Mr Yudhoyono and opposition parties to unite against him.
He gave only belated support to the two ministers targeted in the political spat.
Politicking
Ms Indrawati and Mr Boediono are widely admired among the business and reform communities in Indonesia.
But Thursday’s vote saw 325 MPs voting in favour of a criminal investigation of the two technocrats, with 212 against.
The result followed angry scenes in and outside parliament on Tuesday, after politicians failed to reach a consensus in an initial vote.
Police used water cannon to disperse anti-government protestors demanding that the president resign.
Correspondents say the vote will increase pressure on Mr Yudhoyono, who faces having to choose between keeping his main economic reformers and holding together the coalition government.
However, the parliamentary vote does not legally require any action by the president and he has previously said he would stand by his staff.
The bitter political conflict has plagued the government for months.
The eventual cost of the bailout increased tenfold from its original estimate.
It has been alleged that after the bailout, some of the bank’s wealthy clients donated money to the president’s election campaign.
The government insists the bailout protected Indonesia from the global financial crisis.