Gerindra Affirms Prabowo And His Brother Have No Interest In The New IKN Project

Prabowo Subianto (Photo: Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party emphasized that General Chairman and Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto and his younger brother Hasyim Djojohadikusumo have no personal interest in the implementation of the project to build the new nation's capital in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan.

"It is not true that Pak Prabowo or his younger brother have a personal interest in the decision to move the capital," said Gerindra Party spokesman Habiburokhman, Monday, January 24.

Habiburokhman emphasized that the relocation of the capital was an executive decision approved by the legislature.

Moreover, said the member of Commission III of the DPR RI, the Ministry of Defense is also not the executor. So that Prabowo, who is a minister in the ministry, has no interest whatsoever.

"The Ministry of Defense is also not a leading sector," said Habiburokhman. Previously, senior economist Faisal Basri criticized the construction of a new capital city in East Kalimantan. At the beginning, Faisal discussed the system of government for the state capital city (IKN) which would be led by an authority.

"Why the authorities, because the government wants to carry out this development recklessly," said Faisal.

Furthermore, Faisal talked about the government which has distributed 'sustenance'. The University of Indonesia economist mentioned a number of figures who are said to be involved in a large project for the new capital city.

The first to be mentioned is Gerindra politician Hashim Djojohadikusumo. He was said by Faisal to be able to provide 'sustenance' for the provision of clean water in the new capital city. "All of them will be appointed directly, and some have even been appointed, for example Hashim Djojohadikusumo has obtained the provision of clean water. The law has not yet been distributed, let alone the law already exists," concluded Faisal.

Meanwhile, Hashim's brother, Prabowo Subianto, and businessman Sukanto Tanoto are said to be managing the land for the new capital city. "We know that the land is managed by Prabowo and Sukanto Tanoto. We don't know how the negotiations will go," said the economist who was born in Bandung, November 6, 1959.