Regarding Domino's Photo, KP2M Karding's Minister Takes A Body Installation: Don't Drag The King Of July

JAKARTA - KP2MI Minister Abdul Kadir Karding responded to the circulation of a photo of himself and a person who had a case in the case of illegal logging, Azis Wellang. In the photo, the Minister of Forestry of Raja Juli Antoni participated.

Karding said he had clarified that it was his party who invited the Minister of Transportation to the King of July. So he asked that Raja Juli's position as Minister of Forestry not be linked to Azis Wellang's status.

"Yes, I have written clarification, just read it. The principle is like this, that it was me who invited Raja Juli and it was at my post, so if there is anything, I am in full responsibility, don't blame Raja Juli," said Karding at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, September 8th.

According to Karding, legally Azis Wellang is no longer in trouble because his investigation has been stopped on February 14, 2025 based on the pretrial decision of the Central Jakarta District Court. Personally, Karding admitted that he knew Azis.

"Yes, I know, I just got to know him after I became secretary general, after a new incident I was profiling. And he also legally doesn't have a problem," he said.

"If Mr. Azis Wellang has come 3 to 4 times (to the Command Post)," continued the former Secretary General of PKB.

Karding said that the majority of those who played domino at that time were administrators of the South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS), and it was a common right. Meanwhile, Raja Juli, he said, was an invitation.

"Well, I actually asked to meet the King of July, but he said 'I just went to my brother's house', I said 'there was a raid at my place because the post, it's okay, we chatted elsewhere'. We chatted in the back, 2-3 hours, tonight he came at 10 o'clock," he explained.

"After that, just come out, we're still playing, there's a domino game, they're the administrators, they're three pairs, once in a while the couple with the minister, yes, we're okay, okay, play," added Karding.

Previously, a photo circulated of the Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni with KP2MI Minister Abdul Kadir Karding sitting casually playing domino with Azis Wellang, a suspect in a illegal logging case by the Directorate General of Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in November 2024.

However, the investigation into Azis Wellang was stopped on February 14, 2025, based on the pretrial decision of the Central Jakarta District Court.

For the record, Azis Wellang is not a new name in the environment. In November 2024, the Directorate General of Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has named Azis as a suspect in the illegal logging case.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni has clarified that at that time he received an invitation from the Minister of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) Abdul Kadir Karding to come to the South Sulawesi Family Harmony Post (KKSS). Currently, Karding serves as secretary general.

"I discussed with Minister Karding alone in the back room for more than 2 hours. There was no theme of our discussion regarding the illegal logging case at all. Approaching 24.00 I said goodbye to him," said Raja Juli in his statement, Sunday, September 7.

When he was about to go home, Raja Juli passed through the living room with quite a lot of people. Some of them were playing dominoes. King Juli and Karding were invited to participate in the game.

"After 2 rounds, I said goodbye to Minister Karding and many people in the living room," said Raja Juli.

Raja Juli claimed that while playing dominoes, he claimed he did not know the other two players. There was also no talk about any cases at the time.

"After this news circulated, I just found out that one of the people who took part in the game was Azis Wellang, who was reported as a wild logging player," he said.