Against Mahfud MD, Yusril Is Ready To Become A "Deeper" Of Prabowo-Gibran's Law

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB) Yusril Ihza Mahendra is committed to assisting the future pair of presidential and vice presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka in legal issues. "My discussion with Mas Gibran is that my participation will assist in my field, namely law, in the future Prabowo and Mas Gibran administration," said Yusril in a statement received in Jakarta, Monday, October 23. Yusril's commitment is in line with his experience in populating the legal world as a professor of constitutional law. "Based on experience, I will guide and provide the best, given the many jobs in the field of law and democracy that must be updated in accordance with the demands of the times," explained the former Indonesian Minister of Law and Legislation. He will also devote a growing role in the field of law to help Prabowo-Gibran. "In the past, I helped to become a lawyer (law) of Jokowi-Ma'ruf pairs. Now, it is my duty to help Pak Jokowi's son to advance through the Prabowo and Mas Gibran pairs," said Yusril. He welcomed the choice of the Advanced Indonesia Coalition (KIM) which appointed Jokowi's eldest son as the candidate for Prabowo. Yusril said that Gibran had already come to his residence in South Jakarta, on Saturday (21/10), to discuss. Yusril hopes for the presence of a young figure, like Gibran, able to contribute much ideas and ideas in building the Indonesian nation.

"First, I congratulate Mas Gibran as a companion to Pak Prabowo. It is time for the young to appear and play a more role for Indonesia," he said. Yusril is an experienced figure in the Indonesian government. He served as minister of state secretary during the term of office on October 21, 2004-9 May 2007, then the minister of law and human rights at the term of office on August 10, 2001-20 October 2004 and served as minister of law and legislation for Indonesia for the period of October 29, 1999-8 February 2001.