Budi Arie Accuses Suspect of Initial T of Entering 03 Campaign Team, Pramono: I Don't Know Him at All

JAKARTA - Jakarta gubernatorial candidate number 3, Pramono Anung, emphasized that he did not know the figure T who is a suspect in the online gambling mafia of the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi).

Therefore, Pramono denied the accusations of former Minister of Communication and Information (Menkominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi who is now the Minister of Cooperatives who said that the figure T was a member of his campaign team.

"I don't know him at all, I've never met him. So I don't know, yes," said Pramono when met in Duri Kosambi, Cengkareng, West Jakarta, Tuesday, November 12.

Currently, the Pramono-Rano winning legal team has issued a summons and plans to take legal action against Budi Arie. Regarding this, Pramono has left the follow-up entirely to his campaign team.

"Yes, that's a team. I don't know, I don't know him, and I've never met him," said Pramono.

Previously, Pramono-Rano campaign team legal officer Bhirawa J Arifi emphasized that his party urged Budi Arie to retract the statement within 3x24 hours starting from November 11, 2024.

"We ask Budi Arie Setiadi to convey to the mass media that the information and statement about the suspect of the Komdigi online gambling mafia with the initials "T" is the Head of the Social Media Content Division of the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team is fake news and misleading information," said Bhirawa in his statement, Tuesday, November 12.

The Pramono-Rano Legal Team also asked Budi Arie to convey a written and open apology to the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team for the actions that were published in at least 1 national newspaper and 1 (one) local newspaper in DKI Jakarta.

"If within the time specified above you do not make the request as stated in this Summons, then we will take all legal channels deemed necessary," explained Bhirawa.

The legal path that will be taken if Budi Arie does not retract his statement is a civil lawsuit for unlawful acts committed by Budi Arie Setiadi against the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team based on Article 1365 of the Civil Code.

Then, the campaign team also plans to make a police report on the alleged criminal act committed by Budi Arie Setiadi against the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team based on Article 27A in conjunction with Article 45 paragraph (4) of the ITE Law.

Furthermore, Bhirawa emphasized that the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team does not have a field called the Social Media Content Field as mentioned. Instead, the field in the winning team that has duties and functions in the field of social media is the Media and Social Media Field.

"The Media and Social Media Field Coordinators for the Pramono Anung - Rano Karno Winning Team are Pangeran Siahaan and Reinhard Sirait. Therefore, we reiterate that your misleading statement linking the figure with the initials T to the position is inaccurate and is very misleading to the public,” explained Bhirawa.

Bhirawa confirmed that in the composition of the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team, there is not a single registered Head of Division who has a name with the initials “T”.

“We emphasize that the figure with the initials T who was mentioned to the media that he was part of the Pramono Anung-Rano Karno Winning Team is not true and is completely false and misleading news,” concluded Bhirawa.