Prabowo Subianto Denies News Of Not Receiving Defense Minister's Salary In Today's Memory, October 31, 2019

JAKARTA Memories of today, six years ago, October 31, 2019, Minister of Defense (Menhan), Prabowo Subianto denied the news that he did not receive a salary as a state official. He stated that he would receive salaries and use them for the benefit of helping the Indonesian people.

Previously, the issue of Prabowo not receiving a salary as Minister of Defense surfaced. The news of the wind was confirmed by his spokesman, Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak. Prabowo is seen as sincere in serving the nation and state.

Prabowo's presence in President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) cabinet as Minister of Defense brought a stir. Many people do not believe that Prabowo, who is seen as Jokowi's opposition, wants to join. This condition raises pros and cons.

Not all Prabowo supporters support this step. Some of them were disappointed because the government did not have an opposition with a embracing strategy. However, not yet resolved one problem, Prabowo also brought a stir.

The news that Prabowo's wind did not use state facilities and official cars and did not accept the basic salary which reached Rp5,040,000 per month surfaced. The news brought a stir and was responded positively. On average, he said he saluted Prabowo's high service to the state.

The narrative was getting stronger because the news that Prabowo did not accept the salary was confirmed by his spokesman, Dahnil. Dahnil revealed that the news was true. Dahnil gave the view that Prabowo's intention was only to serve the nation and state.

Prabowo is considered not to want to bother the country and his salary can be used for more important things. Dahnil's statement added to the admiration of many people for Prabowo. Moreover, then Gerindra party cadres revealed the same thing.

The news that Prabowo did not receive a salary amazed many people. In fact, other ministers were asked to follow in Prabowo's footsteps. As a result, Prabowo was praised as a sincere and good leader.

"I want to confirm to all my friends, especially reporters, regarding the information stating that Mr. @prabowo will not take his salary as Minister at @Kemhan_RI is CORRECT. Since the beginning he entered politics, he was committed to serving the interests of the nation and state," said Dahnil as quoted by the Indonesian CNN page, October 30, 2019.

Later Prabowo himself spoke up. He emphasized that he did not accept the salaries and inaccurate visits on October 31, 2019. He revealed that he did not know why the news was spreading quickly. Not to mention that his spokesman and Gerindra party cadre did not confirm.

Prabowo also emphasized that he would receive a salary as Minister of Defense. Prabowo then used the salary case to help the people of Idonesia is another matter. Prabowo also received the facility.

He also occasionally visits his official residence. This means that the news that has been circulating is not true.

"I don't know where (the news) came from. Anyway, we don't receive salaries. We will receive salaries and we will use them as well as possible. The law says so, we accept it," said Prabowo Subianto as quoted by lamanompas.com, October 31, 2019.