Prabowo Responds Jokowi And Gibran Reported To KPK: Indonesian Politics Sometimes Not Fair

Gerindra Chairman Prabowo Subianto/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - The General Chairperson of the Gerindra Party as well as the presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto responded to a report against President Joko Widodo, and his eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep's youngest son to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on suspicion of a criminal act of nepotism committed by the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) Anwar Usman.

Prabowo said that politics in Indonesia is sometimes unfair. In fact, according to him, there are many lawsuits in the Constitutional Court regarding age limits because he is considered too old as a presidential candidate and Gibran is too young to become a vice presidential candidate.

"Yes, I'm too old, Gibran is too young. This, this, that, yes, this is called Indonesian politics, sometimes it's unfair," said Prabowo after attending the Gerindra National Meeting at The Darmawangsa, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Monday, October 23.

As previously reported, the Indonesian Democratic Defenders Team (TPDI) and the Nusantara Advocates Association reported allegations of collusion and nepotism while leading the lawsuit on the terms of the presidential candidate (candidate) and vice presidential candidate (cawapres). This decision was made by Anwar at the Constitutional Court on Monday, October 16.

"Earlier, we reported the alleged criminal act of collusion and nepotism to the KPK leadership," said Coordinator of the Indonesian Democratic Defenders Team (TPDI) Erick S. Paat to reporters at the KPK's Merah Putih building, Kuningan Persada, South, Monday, October 23.

Erick explained that there are a number of legal grounds that they use in the report. Among them are the 1945 Constitution paragraphs 1 and 3 to the MPR TAP Number 11 of the 1998 MPR concerning the Implementation of a State that is Clean and Free of Collusion, Corruption, and Nepotism (KKN).

He claimed that the report he submitted had been received. It is hoped that the KPK will move immediately because the smell of nepotism is smelled when Anwar knocks on the hammer at trial, Monday, October 16.

"We see it as if there is an element of intent that is allowed," he said.

"In handling this case, what we see is the alleged collusion, the nepotism between the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court as chairman of the panel of judges and President Jokowi with his nephews Gibran and Kaesang," continued Erick.