Mahfud MD: The Government Has Never Called SBY The Mastermind Of A Demonstration Against The Omnibus Law On The Job Creation Law

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JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD emphasized that the government has never named the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) as the mastermind or the party who financed demonstrations against the Omnibus Law on Cipta Kerja in a number of regions.

This statement was made by Mahfud in response to a tweet by Democratic Party politician Andi Arief who asked the government to provide clarification because he felt that his party was slandered as the mastermind behind the demonstration last Thursday, October 8.

"What kind of clarification is being asked by Mas @AndiArief__? Neither of us ever said Pak SBY or AHY was the mastermind or paid for the unras," Mahfud said via his Twitter account @mohmahfudmd , Wednesday, October 14.

The former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) even asked Andi to mention when the government had declared the Democrat Party or SBY to be the mastermind of demonstrations by students and workers.

"Please clarify when we say that. If there is, we will finish it later. It's only in social media, which is unclear," he said.

Andi did not answer after Mahfud conveyed this. He just replied with thanks.

"Thank you, Mr. Prof. @mohmahfudmd ," he wrote on his Twitter account.

Previously, the former Chairman of the Democratic Party who was also the 6th President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto to immediately point to the nose of the party he called the mastermind of the demonstration against the Omnibus Law on Cipta Kerja which ended in chaos on Thursday, October 8.

According to SBY, this needs to be done so that these allegations do not run wild and make people suspicious of each other.

"If asked that, it is best to ask him who is the person who rides, the person who finances the movement. Maybe if there is no clarity this is not good, the people are suspicious of each other, the news is not good here and there," said SBY. some time ago in a dialogue that was broadcast on his YouTub account.

SBY emphasized that it was not true that he was the mastermind behind the action although he was not sure that Airlangga and a number of other ministers such as Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan to the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) accused him.

"I really am not sure if Pak Airlangga, Pak Luhut, or BIN are what I mean. My relationship with Pak Airlangga has been good. With Pak Luhut so far, there are no problems with BIN. I'm not sure BIN considers me an enemy of my country. I think not, "he said.

"So yesterday I was accused like that, it is not good. It is not good if our country is increasingly fertile with slander, hoax, and baseless accusations," he added.