Gibran-Kaesang Reported To KPK, Moeldoko Opens Up: Don't Easily Stamp Negative Children Of Officials

The Presidential Chief of Staff, General TNI (Purn) Moeldoko, and members of the TPKS Bill task force at the Presidential Staff Office, Jakarta, Tuesday (11/2/2021). ANTARA/Desca L Natalia

JAKARTA - The Presidential Chief of Staff, General TNI (Ret.) Moeldoko, asked the public not to easily give negative labels to the children of officials, including President Joko Widodo's two sons, Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Kaesang Pangarep, who were reported to the KPK.

"Look, don't be so easy to judge that it's as if the official's son is negative. The official's son can't be rich, the official's son can't try. How is this?" said Moeldoko, at the Jakarta KSP Office, as reported by Antara, Tuesday, January 11.

Jakarta State University (UNJ) lecturer Ubedilah Badrun on Monday, January 10 reported Gibran and Kaesang related to alleged corruption and/or money laundering crimes related to the president's son's business relationship with a business group suspected of being involved in forest fires.

"As long as the business is fine, it's normal. Everyone has the same rights, like my child, want to try when I forbid it? No," he said.

He asked the public to also provide opportunities for the children of state officials to try.

"Everyone has the opportunity to develop themselves well. Don't let others cannot grow, cannot grow, how is this country," he said.

Badrun said that his report began in 2015 when PT SM became a suspect in forest fires and has been prosecuted by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry for IDR 7.9 trillion.

However, the Supreme Court only granted a claim worth Rp. 78 billion.

He said this happened because in February 2019 the president's son formed a joint company with a high-ranking subsidiary of PT SM, so there were allegations of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) related to the injection of capital investment funds from venture companies.

PT SM is said to have received funding of around Rp. 99.3 billion in a short time.

On the report of Gibran and Kaesang, Acting Spokesperson for the KPK, Ali Fikri, said that he would follow up on every report from the public.

"Of course, by first verifying and reviewing the data of this report. Verification is to produce recommendations, whether the complaint is appropriate to be followed up with a review process or archived," he said, on Monday, January 10.

He explained the verification process and an important review as the initial door whether the subject of the complaint was in accordance with the applicable law, including the realm of corruption and became the authority of the KPK or not.

"KPK will also proactively track and collect various additional information and information to complete the reported complaint. If the complaint becomes the authority of the KPK, it will certainly be followed up in accordance with applicable legal provisions," he said.