The Palace Has Received A Letter From Arsjad Rasjid, But Has Not Been Submitted To Jokowi

Arsjad Rasjid. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

The Palace opened its voice regarding a complaint letter sent by the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for the period 2021-2026 Arsjad Rasjid regarding the chaos of the 2024 Kadin Extraordinary National Conference (Munaslub) which appointed Anindya Bakrie as the new chairman.

Presidential Special Staff Coordinator Ari Dwipayana revealed that the Ministry of State Secretariat (Kemensetneg) had received a letter sent by Arsjad Rasjid.

"Sunday, September 15, 2024, the Ministry of State Secretariat has received a letter from Mr. Arsjad Rasjid," he told reporters, Monday, September 16.

Currently, continued Ari, the complaint letter sent by Arsjad Rasjid is still at the Ministry of State Affairs has not been submitted to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

"The letter, its position is still at the Ministry of State Affairs, it has not been submitted to the President. The letter will be processed further soon," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for the period 2021-2026 Arsjad Rasjid admitted that he had written to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) regarding the chaos that occurred due to the 2024 Kadin Extraordinary National Conference (Munaslub) which appointed Anindya Bakrie as the new chairman.

The letter contains an official statement from the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Board which states that the 2024 Kadin Munaslub is illegal.

"We have written to President Jokowi, I have signed the letter," he said in an official statement, Monday, September 16.

Arsjad explained that in Kadin's organization, the government is the supervisor as stipulated in Law Number 1 of 1987 and Presidential Decree No. 18 of 2022. Therefore, his party requested government assistance to pay attention to the chaos that occurred.

"The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's extended family asks for the support of the government as supervisors in accordance with Law No. 1 of 1987 and Presidential Decree No. 18 of 2022 to ensure that the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry continues to run according to the national interests and the stipulated AD/ART," said Arsjad.