Kelit Gerindra Over Prabowo's Foreign Trip

Gerindra spokesman, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad. (Mery Handayani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) reminded the Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto not to make work visits abroad. Moreover, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has also highlighted overseas visits (LN).

On August 16, 2019, during a speech at the DPR Building, President Jokowi at that time indicated that 'visiting' abroad can be done via a cell phone (handphone). Because, he said, currently the world is connected to a cell phone.

As it is known that it is not even three months since being inaugurated on October 23, 2019, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has visited seven countries in various parts of the world.

These countries are Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey, China, Philippines, Japan, France. The visit was part of Prabowo's task to strengthen defense cooperation with various countries.

Responding to this, Gerinda Party Spokesperson Sufmi Dasco Ahmad denied the accusation that Prabowo Subianto made a work visit on his own initiative. According to him, the trip had the permission of President Jokowi.

Dasco also explained that Prabowo's visit was also to buy equipment for the sake of Indonesia's interests. "The meeting was based on the president's orders, in a limited meeting to review improving defense cooperation relations with the countries visited. At the same time looking at defense tools. So it is not Pak Prabowo's will to go out," he said in Jakarta, Friday 17 January.

In addition, Dasco also reminded PKS not to seek attention by making statements that were not clear about the truth. "One more thing, (PKS) don't be flirtatious," he said.