PT Lembah Tidar Called The Minister Of State Secretary Only Manage Funds Retreat On Prabowo's Order

Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi ANTARA/HO-Gerindra/aa.

JAKARTA - Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi said there was an order from President Prabowo Subianto for PT Lembah Tidar Indonesia to help manage the retreat funds. However, he denied that the company belonged to one of the Gerindra Party cadres.

This was conveyed by Prasetyo in response to the polemic of PT Lembah Tidar Indonesia which is said to be managing the chosen regional head retreatment fund.

"(PT Lembah Tidar, ed) is only the manager. So at that time it was the manager on orders, at that time the president was elected to prepare (retreatment, ed). That's just the manager," said Prasetyo at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Friday, February 14. .

"The land owner is a military academy. (PT Lembah Tidar manager, ed) is not, not (Gerindra cadre, ed)," he continued.

On that occasion, Prasetyo also ensured that the elected regional head's treatment would be financed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri) whose funds came from the APBN. This certainty also denies any directives for local governments to transfer money in the implementation of these activities.

"There should not be (the regional government who transfers funds for treatment, ed). All from the Ministry of Home Affairs," said Prasetyo.

The elected regional head's retreat has been in the spotlight lately. The implementation budget is said to be borne by the APBD.

The spotlight came after Dhandy Laksono uploaded a circular letter from the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian on his personal X account, @Dhandy_Laksono.

"Glamping for 8 days in Magelang: 34 governors + 380 regent + 89 mayor = 503 people. Cost of accommodation and consumption:

IDR 2,750,000 per person per day. PT Lembah Tidar Indonesia. 503 x 2,750,000 x 8 = IDR 11 billion** does not include aides and staff," he tweeted.

In one of the points of the circular, it is written that the costs charged to the APBD of each regional government include accommodation and consumption, to transportation to Magelang. They were asked to deposit money to PT Lembah Tidar Indonesia through BRI's account.

The amount of money transferred is IDR 2,750,000 per day. The treatment will be followed by elected regional heads from February 21-28 and will be attended by hundreds of regional heads ranging from governors, regents to mayors.