Prabowo Did Not Participate In Visiting M Taufik Because He Was Going Abroad

Minister of Defense (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto greets the community around the Istano Basa Pagaruyung area, (photo: dock. intermediate)

JAKARTA - Secretary General of the Gerindra Party Ahmad Muzani visited the funeral home of DKI Jakarta DPRD member M Taufik today, Thursday, May 4. However, the chairman of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, did not appear. Muzani revealed that Prabowo was unable to attend because there was an agenda abroad. "Pak Prabowo plans to travel abroad today," said Muzani at M Taufik funeral home, East Jakarta, Thursday, May 4. Currently, the Minister of Defense is in Yogyakarta after carrying out his activities. "Last night I separated from him in Yogyakarta, but I arrived in Jakarta and then we contacted him. I got the news at around 10 o'clock, I got the news and I contacted him," he said. Even so, said Muzani, Prabowo left greetings to the bereaved family to be steadfast and strong. "He (Prabowo, ed) conveyed his respects to the family, and conveyed that the family should be steadfast and strong in facing this test," he added. It is known that M Taufik is a former chairman of the DKI Jakarta Gerindra DPD and the former deputy chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Gerindra faction. M. Taufik died of lung cancer he suffered on Wednesday, at 21.40 WIB. Taufik's body will be buried at the Al-Azhar Memorial Garden Cemetery, Karawang, West Java, today, Thursday, May 4.

"It will be buried at Al-Azhar Memorial Garden Karawang, Sakura Zone Block W 32, at 13.00 WIB," said Gerindra faction chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Nurhasan when confirmed, Wednesday, May 3.