Recalling Prabowo Subianto's Statement Regarding The Existence Of A Corrupt Gerindra Party Cadre

Prabowo Subianto and Edhy Prabowo (Doc. BPMI)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and Deputy Chairperson of the Gerindra Party Edhy Prabowo was arrested by the KPK for alleged corruption in the lobster seed export license, at Soekarno-Hatta Airport after returning from Hawaii, United States, Wednesday, November 25.

Edhy was arrested along with a number of people, including his wife, Iis Rosita Dewi, and several colleagues at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. Iis Rosita Dewi is a cadre of the Democratic Party from the electoral district of West Java II and serves on Commission V of the DPR.

Interestingly, if we remember again the promise of Gerindra Party Chairperson Prabowo Subianto during the 2019 Presidential-Cawapres Debate, he boasted that if any Gerindra Party cadre was corrupt, Prabowo would take him to prison himself.

"I guarantee that the Gerindra Party will fight corruption to its roots. If there are members of the Gerindra corruption, I myself will go to prison myself," Prabowo said in the 2019 Presidential Candidate Debate at the Bidakara Hotel, Jakarta on Thursday, 17 January.

Meanwhile, to this day, Prabowo has not taken any action regarding Edhy's arrest. This was explained by the Deputy Chairperson for Organization, regeneration, membership and the election victory for the Gerindra Party DPP, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.

Dasco said Prabowo directed the Gerindra Party ranks to wait for further developments from the KPK regarding Edhy Prabowo.

"Yes, we have reported to our General Chair and directions from the General Chair to await further developments in information from the KPK," Dasco told reporters in Jakarta, Wednesday, November 25.

Dasco has reported the development of the situation to Prabowo after receiving news from the mass media, both print and television, that the KKP Minister was arrested by the KPK.

However, he could not comment further regarding the case because he had not received valid information directly from the person concerned.

"We are still waiting for valid information from the KPK about it, and we ask media colleagues to be patient to wait for further developments," said Dasco.

Dasco said that he last met Edhy Prabowo about 12 days ago, before the minister left for the United States for his working visit. At that time, said Dasco, Edhy only said goodbye before leaving for overseas.

"Two weeks or twelve days ago, I didn't (said anything), I just said goodbye to America," he said.