DPR Approves Prabowo's Plan To Sell 2 Indonesian Warships

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto/DOK VIA ANTARA

JAKARTA - The DPR has approved the government's plan to sell two KRI warships to the Ministry of Defense (Kemenhan). The two ships to be sold are KRI Teluk Mandar 514 and KRI Teluk Turtle 513 which are considered unfit for use.

The approval was taken after Commission I of the DPR listened to an explanation from Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto regarding the sale of the 2 KRIs.

"After listening to the explanations of the Minister of Defense, Minister of Finance, KSAL, Commission I of the Indonesian House of Representatives decided to approve the proposed sale of the former KRI Teluk Bandar 514 and KRI Teluk Turtle 513 ships to the Ministry of Defense in accordance with Surpres number R, regarding the application for approval of the sale of state property in the form of ex-boats. KRI Teluk Mandar 514 and KRI 513 at the Ministry of Defense and are carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations," said DPR Commission I Chair Meutya Hafid at a working meeting with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and KSAL Admiral TNI Yudo Margono at the DPR building, Senayan, Thursday, January 27.

For this decision, Defense Minister Prabowo is grateful for getting support from the DPR. "We feel really extraordinary political support," said Prabowo.

The General Chairperson of Gerindra also thanked the relevant ministries for helping with the plan to sell the KRI. "We also have to report that the Minister of Finance and the Ministry of Finance have also helped and supported this plan. So indeed we have to admit that our Minister of Finance is very prudent and very careful," he said.

For information, President Jokowi once asked the DPR's approval to sell KRI Teluk Mandar 154 and KRI Teluk Turtle 153, which was stated in Letter Number R52 Pres 10 of 2021 which was issued on October 29, 2021.

Meanwhile, KRI Teluk Turtle 513 is a type of Tacoma class landing ship that functions to carry logistics and infantry soldiers. The name Turtle Bay is taken from the bay area in Cilacap, Central Java.