JAKARTA - Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi, who is also a spokesman for the President of the Republic of Indonesia, denied reports that President Prabowo Subianto had sent a presidential letter regarding the replacement of the head of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri) to the Indonesian House of Representatives.
"With regard to the presidential decree, the replacement of the police chief to the DPR is not true. So, no surpres has been sent to the DPR regarding the replacement of the police chief, as has also been conveyed by the leadership of the DPR that there is not yet, or there is no surpres," said Prasetyo Hadi in response to reporters' questions in Jakarta, Saturday.
The DPR leader, who was mentioned by Prasetyo, referred to the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, who also denied the surpres from President Prabowo to the Indonesian House of Representatives regarding the change of the police chief. Dasco gave the rebuttal to several media when he was contacted in Jakarta, Saturday.
"The leadership of the DPR has not yet received a presidential decree regarding the change of the police chief," said Dasco.
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The issue of the presidential decree for the change of the National Police Chief began to be widely discussed by the public since Friday (12/9). In the growing issue, President Prabowo offered the name of a candidate to replace the National Police Chief, General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, namely two Komjens with the initials "D" and "S". The rumors then went viral, and a number of netizens on their social media accounts linked the initials to the Deputy Chief of Police, Komjen Pol. Dedi Prasetyo, and Kabareskrim Komjen Pol. Syahardiantono.
However, the rebuttal given by the Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad also showed that the rumors circulating were not true, considering that President Prabowo had not sent any letter regarding the change of the police chief.
President Prabowo on Saturday afternoon was in Bali after completing his working visit in Doha, Qatar, and in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. At the Indonesian Air Force Base (Lanud) I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Badung Regency, Bali, Saturday afternoon, President Prabowo's arrival was greeted by a number of officials, namely Bali Governor I Wayan Koster, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, Pangdam IX/Udayana Major General Piek Budyakto, and Bali Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Daniel Adityajaya.
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