A Year As Minister Of Defense, Prabowo Admitted That He Was Often Troubled By The Bureaucracy

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto with President Jokowi (Photo: Instagram @prabowo)

JAKARTA - As Minister of Defense (Menhan) in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, Prabowo Subianto is faced with a number of problems in carrying out his duties. One of them is bureaucratic difficulties.

"Indeed, in Indonesia there is a culture that I see, I don't know where it comes from, especially the bureaucrats, the bureaucracy," Prabowo said as quoted from his video statement, Tuesday, October 13.

"In Indonesia, if it can be made difficult, why is it easy to make. Yes. If it can be complicated, why is it simple," he added, adding that it made it difficult for Prabowo to carry out his duties as minister of defense.

In addition to bureaucratic problems, subordinates who often look for reasons in carrying out their duties also make it difficult for him.

"At the front ready, sir. Ready, sir. In the back, look for clever reasons. That's a lot, yes. Many officials in Indonesia are good at finding 200 reasons to say they can't, sir. According to this rule, that is. to handcuff yourself, "he added.

Despite admitting difficulties, this is not an excuse for Prabowo.

"Every challenge must be faced, but yes really yes, we too, yes, are disappointed that there are officials who sometimes do not think for the nation but only for the sector," he said.

Furthermore, Prabowo explained, the reason he did not speak much in public after being appointed Minister of Defense. He said defense is a very important sector, and many things must be kept secret.

"It's wrong if the Minister of Defense talks a lot. That's how it is, right," he said.

He did not want to talk much, especially with regard to Indonesia's defense strength. This was done in order to safeguard various domestic information so that it would not be used by parties with bad intentions to Indonesia.

"I can't tell you about our strength, we're going to be like this, going to buy this tool, that's not true. Later people who don't like Indonesia, who have bad intentions will know. So this is what it is," he explained.

Even so, Prabowo admitted that in time he would speak up on these various defense issues. "But the point is that. You can't talk too much," he concluded.