Dressed In Black When Meeting The British Ambassador, PDIP Secretary General: Concerned About Democracy In Indonesia, Jalan Mundur

PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto when meeting with the new British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey/PHOTO: DOK PDIP

The Secretary General of the PDI-P (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto admitted that he was concerned about the democratic condition in the country which was filled with power ambitions.

Hasto even wore black clothes when he met the new British Ambassador to Indonesia Dominic Jermey who visited the PDIP DPP office, Menteng, Central Jakarta.

"Today I deliberately wore black clothes as a concern over the way backs to democracy in Indonesia because of power ambitions," said Hasto in a written statement, Friday, October 27.

"We really love Pak Jokowi and support him as President in total but we are very sad to see developments lately," he continued.

As for the activity, Hasto was accompanied by PDIP DPP Chairman Ahmad Basarah, DPR Member Andreas Pareira, and PDI-P DPP DPP Head Hanjaya Setiawan. His meeting with Ambassador Dominic lasted for 1 hour.

"This is the PDI-P's answer in terms of improving the quality of democracy in Indonesia by way of party institutionalization and improving the quality of party internal democracy," he said.

Hasto explained to Dominic PDIP that he was preparing for the 2024 General Election by conducting a lot of consolidation. He also talked about the newly announced couple Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD.

"We hear the aspirations of the community by announcing this candidate pair. We believe that the Ganjar-Mahfud candidate pair will be a light of justice, accelerating prosperity by eradicating KKN," he said.

Ending the meeting, Hasto submitted the Mustikarasa Book on recipes for Indonesian cuisine prepared during the Soekarno Administration and the English version of Pancasila Book to Dominic. He also had a message that the international community could monitor the upcoming democratic party.

Meanwhile, Dominic seemed enthusiastic about his meeting with Hasto. During the meeting he said he had submitted credentials to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Jakarta on Monday, October 23.

"A few days ago I submitted a letter of trust to President Joko Widodo. This is my first visit. To the PDIP office, thank you for the welcome," he concluded.