'Attacking' Luhut On Election Delay, PDIP Politician Masinton Pasaribu Reported To MKD DPR

Coordinator of the Presidium of United Indonesia Volunteers (RIB) Lisman Hasibuan/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Member of the DPR from the PDIP faction, Masinton Pasaribu, was reported to the House Honorary Court (MKD) regarding the attack on the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

Coordinator of the United Indonesia Volunteer Presidium (RIB), Lisman Hasibuan, said Masinton caused a commotion by uttering unethical sentences and attacking Luhut.

"Reporting Brother Masinton Pasaribu, a member of the DPR RI from PDIP, which we have seen in public the past few days has caused a lot of noise. He used unethical language, attacking Mr. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan," said Lisman Hasibuan at the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Monday, April 18th.

It is known, Masinton asked Luhut to resign from his position because he echoed the postponement of the election and called the big data issue a hoax. In fact, according to Lisman, Luhut really helped President Joko Widodo in the government.

"What we know is that he is an assistant to the president who is currently very helpful to the president in building and guarding the Jokowi government," he continued.

Lisman assessed that the narrative used by Masinton against Luhut related to big data and the discourse on postponing the election was not good and frontal.

"He shouldn't be good at voicing this to the public, let alone attacking head-on to Mr Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, who we consider to be an old man," he said.

According to him, the report has been received by the MKD DPR. He also showed a receipt from the Constitutional Court which contained a report against Masinton Pasaribu.

"We asked the MKD to summon Bung Masinton Pasaribu for questioning, because it is not good, if he wants to reprimand or criticize, there is a forum, especially since he is a member of the DPR RI," said Lisman.