Megawati Asked To Resign From The Chairman, PDIP Angry Calls Effendi Simbolon Corong Jokowi

JAKARTA - The statement of former PDIP politician Effendi Simbolon regarding PDIP General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri must be responsible for the Hasto Kristiyanto case by resigning to spark anger against bull cadres.

PDIP politician, Andreas Hugo Pareira, hopes that Effendi Simbolon will not only become the 7th President, Joko Widodo or Jokowi.

"Hopefully Effendi Simbolon is not that cheap, it will only be Jokowi's funnel," said Andreas, in his statement, Thursday, January 9.

As is known, Effendi and Jokowi are PDIP cadres who have both been fired. The two recently held a meeting in Solo, Central Java.

Because it is no longer a cadre, Andreas also questioned the capacity of Effendi Simbolon who dared to criticize PDIP.

"Who is Effendi?" asked Andreas.

Previously, Effendi Simbolon asked Megawati to be responsible for the case that ensnared Hasto.

This statement came after the Secretary General of PDIP, Hasto Kristiyanto, was named a suspect in a bribery case involving the former KPU Commissioner, Wahyu Setiawan, by Harun Masiku.

"There must be accountability from the general chairman as well that this is a violation of the law," said Effendi at the Office of the Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Indonesia, Wednesday, January 8.

According to Effendi, the problem that befell Hasto is a serious legal problem. He also considered that Megawati should resign from the ketum seat as an accountability for her high-ranking officials who were caught in legal problems.

"He (Megawati) must resign, as a form of accountability for this, this is a serious problem with legal matters, not a matter of ethics that is being heralded, this is legal," he said.