Silence For A Moment Then... 'I'll Call Kaesang Later', Gibran Rakabuming's Response After Receiving Information Reported To The KPK

Photo Gibran Rakabuming via Facebook pribadi.

JAKARTA - Gibran Rakabuming's body gestures froze. The mayor of Surakarta listened carefully to questions from journalists about him and his younger brother, Kaesang Pangarep, who was reported by a lecturer to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Two children of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep, were reported by the Jakarta State University (UNJ) lecturer and '98 activist, Ubedilah Badrun, to the anti-corruption commission. The accusation is no joke. Both of them are suspected of committing corruption and money laundering (TPPU). Ubedilah told reporters on Monday, January 10. The case began in 2015. At that time, there was a large company named PT SM which had become a suspect in forest fires and had been sued by the Ministry of Environment for a value of Rp. 7.9 trillion. However, the Supreme Court (MA) only granted the claim amounting to Rp78 billion. Ubedilah said this happened after President Jokowi's son formed a joint company with a high-ranking subsidiary of PT SM in February 2019. For Ubedilah, the allegations of corruption, collusion and nepotism very clearly involved Gibran, Kaesang, and the children of PT SM officials because of the injection of funds. equity participation from venture companies. "Two times were disbursed. The figure was approximately Rp. 99.3 billion in the near future. And after that, the president's son bought shares in a company whose figure was also quite fantastic at Rp. 92 billion," said Ubedilah. "And that for us is a big question mark, can a young person who has just set up a company easily get a capital investment with a quite fantastic figure if he is not the son of the president," he added.

Gibran's Response

We return to the first son of President Joko Widodo. When a number of journalists asked questions, Gibran did listen carefully.

"I'll call Kaesang later. Please report it, if it's wrong, we are ready," said Gibran in Solo, Monday, January 10.

Gibran's voice was heavy. And speak slowly.

"If it's a track record problem, ask Kaesang," he continued.

Then Gibran walked. There are still journalists who ask.

"I'll check with Kaesang later. Forest fires and what... suspected money laundering. Okay, yo wis," he replied.