Gerindra Doesn't Want To Be Troubled, It's True Whether Joko Santoso Hits PDIP Cadres Let The Police Take Care Of Him

Chairman of the Gerindra Party Honorary Council Habiburokhman (Photo: DOK Diah Ayu/VOI)

JAKARTA - The chairman of the Gerindra Party Honorary Council, Habiburokhman, has examined the Chairman of the Gerindra City Branch Leadership Council (DPC), Joko Santoso, regarding the case of intimidation of PDIP cadres. In the process of clarifying what was done online, Joko denied that he had beaten PDIP cadres as revealed by the Chairman of the Semarang PDIP DPC Hendrar Prihadi. At that time, Joko admitted to visiting the house of the PDIP cadre and cursing because he did not accept the installation of the PDIP flag around where he lived. "So in his confession he went to the PDIP cadre's house, entered and then shouted. He (Joko) and several witnesses said there was no beating," said Habiburokhman at the Gerindra DPP Office, South Jakarta, Sunday, September 10. Gerindra, continued Habiburokhman, did not want to investigate further whether or not Joko had carried out physical abuse in the case of installing the flag. He left this to the police. "There are 2 versions that say there was persecution. Meanwhile, there is another version. We do not have the responsibility to judge both of them. We submit it so that law enforcement officers can work professionally, if they are guilty of being found guilty, if not guilty, do not be found guilty, must comply with the available evidence, we will control it together," he explained. From this problem, the Gerindra Party Honorary Council decided to fire Joko Susanto from the position of Chair of the Gerindra DPC Semarang City. However, Joko is still a Gerindra cadre. "It is enough for us to impose a decision that the person concerned is guilty and given a severe sanction to be dismissed as Chairman of the Gerindra DPC Semarang City," said Habiburokhman. Habiburokhman emphasized that Joko was proven guilty of intimidating without resolving the problem by having a good dialogue. Moreover, Joko is the party leader at the regional level. This, according to him, clearly violates the pledge of identity of the Party cadre led by Prabowo Subianto. "Five members of the panel agreed and handed down the verdict that the person concerned was guilty. Violating Article 68 of the Gerindra Party's Articles of Association / Household, namely the identity of Gerindra cadres who must behave politely, be humble, and be disciplined," he explained. Previously, the Chairperson of the Semarang PDIP DPC Hendrar Prihadi said Joko beat his cadres on Friday, September 8 at around 21.45 WIB.

"Last night Friday night at 21.45 WIB there was our friend Pak Suparjianto, a resident of Jalan Cumi-cumi, Bandarharjo Village, North Semarang, who was visited by the chairman of the Gerindra DPC. Then without ba-bi-bu, the Gerindra chairman who is also a member of the DPRD, Semarang City, hit our cadres," added Hendrar.